Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 482 · 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) a drawing (c) a type of number (d) first letters as a word
2. 2.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they need no learning (b) they are longer (c) they always rhyme (d) one word holds a list
3. 3.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the planets (c) the oceans (d) the rainbow colours
4. 4.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) condensation (c) collection (d) evaporation
5. 5.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 7 (A) stand for? (a) Asia (b) Australia (c) North America (d) Africa
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) ESWN (c) NESW (d) WSEN
7. 7.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) green (b) white (c) saffron
8. 8.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) its colour (d) what each letter means
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) FJMA (c) AMFJ (d) FMAJ
10. 10.🔤 “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
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) VIBGYOR (c) IBGYORV (d) ROYGBIV
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) GWS (c) WGS (d) SWG
13. 13.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, violin, sock, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VBSI (b) VSIB (c) BVSI (d) ISVB
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, guava, spoon, cat, owl. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OCSGN (b) GSCON (c) GNSCO (d) NGSCO
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, mirror, inkpot, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RIMB (b) MIRB (c) MBIR (d) BMIR
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, parrot, ladder, vase, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UVLPW (b) PLVUW (c) PWLVU (d) WPLVU
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, nest, inkpot, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NIAM (b) AINM (c) NMIA (d) MNIA
19. 19.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) March (b) February (c) January (d) April
20. 20.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Pacific (c) Indian (d) Arctic
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) SRLF (c) FLSR (d) RSLF
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) ASIAP (c) AISAP (d) PAISA
23. 23.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) March (b) February (c) April (d) January
24. 24.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 8 (N) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) VMEMJSUN (c) VEMJSUNM (d) MVEMJSUN
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, glass, tent, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GNTV (b) GTVN (c) NGTV (d) VTGN
27. 27.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a maths sum (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a long story
28. 28.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) adult (b) pupa (c) larva (d) egg
29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) LPAE (c) LEPA (d) ELPA
30. 30.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) indigo (b) red (c) yellow (d) blue
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, kite, doll, tomato, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KWDTA (b) KDTAW (c) WKDTA (d) ATDKW
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, jalebi, inkpot, apple, nest. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JPIAN (b) NAIJP (c) JIANP (d) PJIAN
33. 33.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 4 (M) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
34. 34.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) flower (b) stem (c) root (d) leaf
35. 35.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Uranus
36. 36.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AANSAEA (c) AEASNAA (d) AANSAAE
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, guava, rope, pencil, inkpot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GRPIV (b) GVRPI (c) VGRPI (d) IPRGV
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, mango, owl, watch, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IMOWJ (b) MOWJI (c) JWOMI (d) MIOWJ
39. 39.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) pupa (b) egg (c) larva (d) adult
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, bucket, mango, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BMOS (b) SBMO (c) BSMO (d) OMBS

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