Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 451 · 40 questions

Memory tip (One word, whole list): Write the list in order, take the first letter of each item and join them: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red → VIBGYOR. Check the order: MVEMJSUN (the planets from the Sun) is right; VMEMJSUN mixes up the first two. Learn what each letter means: in SWG (the Indian flag, top to bottom), letter 3, G, stands for green.

1. 1.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a long story (d) a picture
2. 2.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the months (c) the planets (d) the rainbow colours
3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, owl, guava, violin, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OGVWJ (b) OJGVW (c) WVGOJ (d) JOGVW
4. 4.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) collection (b) evaporation (c) condensation (d) precipitation
5. 5.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they always rhyme (c) they need no learning (d) one word holds a list
6. 6.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) stem (b) leaf (c) root (d) flower
7. 7.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Indian (c) Southern (d) Atlantic
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, wallet, doll, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WVDL (b) LDWV (c) VWDL (d) WDLV
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, rose, vase, cat, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RGVCO (b) RVCOG (c) GRVCO (d) OCVRG
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, cat, glass, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UGCA (b) CGUA (c) CAGU (d) ACGU
11. 11.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) green (b) saffron (c) white
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) CEPC (c) CPCE (d) ECCP
13. 13.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) what each letter means
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, guava, jalebi, owl, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) COJGI (b) GJOCI (c) GIJOC (d) IGJOC
15. 15.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
16. 16.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Arctic (c) Indian (d) Southern
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, ball, goat, anchor, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WAGBS (b) BSGAW (c) BGAWS (d) SBGAW
18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) WSG (c) GWS (d) WGS
19. 19.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) April (b) February (c) March (d) January
20. 20.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, onion, ant, lamp. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OALV (b) LAOV (c) OVAL (d) VOAL
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, nest, mango, goat, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VGMNT (b) TNMGV (c) NTMGV (d) NMGVT
23. 23.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, onion, needle, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ONAP (b) ANOP (c) OPNA (d) PONA
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) WSEN (c) NESW (d) ENSW
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, owl, goat, nest. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NGOI (b) OIGN (c) IOGN (d) OGNI
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, monkey, candle, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RCMD (b) DMCR (c) MCRD (d) MDCR
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, anchor, ball, shoe. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ABSO (b) SBAO (c) AOBS (d) OABS
29. 29.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Arctic (c) Atlantic (d) Indian
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) NUSJMEVM (c) MVEMJSUN (d) VEMJSUNM
31. 31.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) February (b) January (c) March (d) April
32. 32.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) stem (b) flower (c) leaf (d) root
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, lamp, rope, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LGRB (b) LRBG (c) GLRB (d) BRLG
34. 34.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) ELPA (c) LEPA (d) APLE
35. 35.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) leaf (b) stem (c) flower (d) root
36. 36.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) red (b) green (c) violet (d) indigo
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, lamp, spoon, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LCSV (b) LSVC (c) CLSV (d) VSLC
38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) IBGYORV (c) ROYGBIV (d) IVBGYOR
39. 39.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) South America (b) Africa (c) Asia (d) Antarctica
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: ball, needle, jeep, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NBJM (b) BNJM (c) NJMB (d) MJNB

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