Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 49 · 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.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) WSG (c) WGS (d) GWS
3. 3.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Indian (c) Pacific (d) Southern
4. 4.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) one word holds a list (c) they are longer (d) they need no learning
5. 5.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the oceans (c) the rainbow colours (d) the planets
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) NUSJMEVM (c) MVEMJSUN (d) VMEMJSUN
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, parrot, ice cream, needle, shoe. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BPINS (b) PINSB (c) SNIPB (d) PBINS
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, kite, jalebi, mirror, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KBJMR (b) KJMRB (c) RMJKB (d) BKJMR
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) IBGYORV (c) VIBGYOR (d) IVBGYOR
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, tomato, candle, umbrella, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JTCUD (b) DUCTJ (c) TCUDJ (d) TJCUD
11. 11.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) what each letter means (d) its colour
12. 12.🔤 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
13. 13.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) orange (b) indigo (c) violet (d) red
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) NESW (b) WSEN (c) ENSW (d) ESWN
15. 15.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) larva (b) pupa (c) adult (d) egg
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, tent, jalebi, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DJTG (b) TJDG (c) GTJD (d) TGJD
17. 17.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 7 (A) stand for? (a) Africa (b) North America (c) South America (d) Australia
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, tiger, key, inkpot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TKIN (b) IKTN (c) TNKI (d) NTKI
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.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) flower (b) leaf (c) root (d) stem
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) ASIAP (c) APISA (d) PAISA
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, ladder, goat, cat, owl. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ILGCO (b) LIGCO (c) LGCOI (d) OCGLI
23. 23.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a picture (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a maths sum
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, orange, anchor, bucket, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LBAOK (b) KOABL (c) OABLK (d) OKABL
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, orange, apple, kettle, urn. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OJAKU (b) JOAKU (c) UKAOJ (d) OAKUJ
26. 26.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Uranus
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, parrot, doll, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PDRW (b) WPDR (c) PWDR (d) RDPW
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, apple, drum, shoe, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ADSWP (b) APDSW (c) PADSW (d) WSDAP
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, wallet, ball, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CBWS (b) WBCS (c) SWBC (d) WSBC
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) ANSAEAA (c) AANSAAE (d) AANSAEA
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) JFMA (c) FMAJ (d) FJMA
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, jalebi, spoon, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JSLB (b) BJSL (c) JBSL (d) LSJB
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, tent, pencil, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FPTD (b) TPFD (c) TDPF (d) DTPF
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, kite, shoe, violin, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DKSVO (b) OVSKD (c) KSVOD (d) KDSVO
35. 35.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 3 (N) stand for? (a) North America (b) Antarctica (c) Europe (d) Asia
36. 36.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) LEPA (c) ELPA (d) LPAE
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, spoon, banana, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SBMK (b) SKBM (c) KSBM (d) MBSK
38. 38.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
39. 39.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Southern (c) Pacific (d) Atlantic
40. 40.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Earth

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