Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 490 · 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 long story (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a picture (d) a maths sum
2. 2.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) white (b) saffron (c) green
3. 3.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) February (b) April (c) January (d) March
4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) ROYGBIV (c) IVBGYOR (d) VIBGYOR
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: lamp, jug, goat, ant, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JGARL (b) JLGAR (c) RAGJL (d) LJGAR
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) RSLF (c) SLFR (d) FLSR
7. 7.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they need no learning (b) they always rhyme (c) one word holds a list (d) they are longer
8. 8.🔤 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
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AANSAAE (c) AANSAEA (d) AEASNAA
10. 10.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the rainbow colours (c) the oceans (d) the months
11. 11.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) North America (b) Asia (c) Antarctica (d) Africa
12. 12.🔤 “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
13. 13.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, igloo, tomato, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ITRA (b) IATR (c) AITR (d) RTIA
15. 15.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) north (b) south (c) west (d) east
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, anchor, guava, fan, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AUGFM (b) UAGFM (c) MFGAU (d) AGFMU
17. 17.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) first letters as a word (c) a long poem (d) a type of number
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, coconut, banana, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ICBR (b) CBRI (c) RBCI (d) CIBR
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, owl, tomato, jeep, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IOTJV (b) OTJVI (c) OITJV (d) VJTOI
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) MVEMJSUN (c) VMEMJSUN (d) NUSJMEVM
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, lamp, wallet, urn. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UWLC (b) LCWU (c) CLWU (d) LWUC
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, nest, vase, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NDVM (b) MVND (c) NVMD (d) DNVM
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) APLE (c) ELPA (d) LPAE
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, glass, vase, nest, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ONVGU (b) UGVNO (c) GUVNO (d) GVNOU
25. 25.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) what each letter means (c) its spelling backwards (d) its colour
26. 26.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) South America (b) Asia (c) Antarctica (d) Africa
27. 27.🔤 “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
28. 28.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Arctic (c) Atlantic (d) Indian
29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) ASIAP (c) AISAP (d) PAISA
30. 30.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) egg (b) pupa (c) larva (d) adult
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, orange, duck, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KODB (b) BDOK (c) ODBK (d) OKDB
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, rose, key, jug, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RIKJM (b) MJKRI (c) IRKJM (d) RKJMI
33. 33.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) indigo (b) yellow (c) orange (d) violet
34. 34.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) green (b) white (c) saffron
35. 35.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Saturn
36. 36.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 4 (G) stand for? (a) blue (b) indigo (c) red (d) green
37. 37.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, inkpot, goat, frog, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AIGFR (b) RFGIA (c) IGFRA (d) IAGFR
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, urn, inkpot, tiger, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) USITO (b) OTIUS (c) SUITO (d) UITOS
40. 40.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) collection (b) condensation (c) precipitation (d) evaporation

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