Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 459 · 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.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) first letters as a word (c) a drawing (d) a type of number
2. 2.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, frog, violin, mango, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DMVFK (b) KFVMD (c) FKVMD (d) FVMDK
3. 3.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
4. 4.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) April (b) February (c) January (d) March
5. 5.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) indigo (b) red (c) violet (d) blue
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) GWS (c) WSG (d) WGS
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) RSLF (c) SRLF (d) SLFR
8. 8.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Pacific (c) Arctic (d) Atlantic
9. 9.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a maths sum (d) a long story
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) CEPC (c) ECCP (d) CPCE
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, umpire, ladder, onion, parrot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) POLUD (b) DULOP (c) UDLOP (d) ULOPD
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, watch, lemon, jeep. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DWLJ (b) WDLJ (c) WLJD (d) JLWD
13. 13.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) root (b) leaf (c) flower (d) stem
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) APISA (c) PAISA (d) AISAP
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAAE (d) AANSAEA
16. 16.🔤 “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
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, kettle, vase, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IKVD (b) KVDI (c) DVKI (d) KIVD
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, wallet, kite, needle, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WKNCJ (b) JWKNC (c) CNKWJ (d) WJKNC
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, urn, mango, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UMWS (b) USMW (c) SUMW (d) WMUS
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, umbrella, ladder, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UPLK (b) PULK (c) KLUP (d) ULKP
21. 21.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 4 (G) stand for? (a) blue (b) green (c) indigo (d) orange
22. 22.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they always rhyme (c) they need no learning (d) one word holds a list
23. 23.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) condensation (b) collection (c) evaporation (d) precipitation
24. 24.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) orange (b) blue (c) green (d) indigo
25. 25.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) February (b) January (c) April (d) March
26. 26.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) North America (b) Africa (c) Antarctica (d) South America
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, lemon, apple, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LAGM (b) LMAG (c) GALM (d) MLAG
28. 28.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
29. 29.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Pacific (c) Indian (d) Arctic
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, tomato, lemon, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TKLG (b) GLTK (c) KTLG (d) TLGK
31. 31.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
32. 32.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) collection (c) evaporation (d) condensation
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FMAJ (c) FJMA (d) JFMA
34. 34.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) ESWN (c) WSEN (d) NESW
35. 35.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 5 (Y) stand for? (a) violet (b) indigo (c) red (d) yellow
36. 36.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the rainbow colours (c) the oceans (d) the months
37. 37.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 8 (N) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) IVBGYOR (c) IBGYORV (d) VIBGYOR
39. 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) ELPA (c) APLE (d) LPAE
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, glass, ball, inkpot, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JIBGA (b) GABIJ (c) AGBIJ (d) GBIJA

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