Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 511 · 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.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) what each letter means (c) its colour (d) its spelling backwards
2. 2.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) February (b) April (c) March (d) January
3. 3.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they need no learning (c) one word holds a list (d) they always rhyme
4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) ELPA (b) LPAE (c) LEPA (d) APLE
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, ice cream, umbrella, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IUJN (b) NIUJ (c) JUIN (d) INUJ
6. 6.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a maths sum (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a long story
7. 7.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) red (b) violet (c) green (d) indigo
8. 8.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) a long poem (c) a drawing (d) first letters as a word
9. 9.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
10. 10.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the months (c) the rainbow colours (d) the planets
11. 11.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) pupa (b) larva (c) adult (d) egg
12. 12.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) collection (b) precipitation (c) evaporation (d) condensation
13. 13.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 5 (Y) stand for? (a) red (b) violet (c) yellow (d) blue
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) ROYGBIV (c) IBGYORV (d) IVBGYOR
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, tiger, onion, goat, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IGOTK (b) KTOGI (c) TKOGI (d) TOGIK
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, guava, banana, parrot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DGBP (b) GDBP (c) PBGD (d) GBPD
17. 17.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) root (b) leaf (c) stem (d) flower
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, ant, mirror, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AMDP (b) APMD (c) PAMD (d) DMAP
19. 19.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) root (b) stem (c) leaf (d) flower
20. 20.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) white (b) saffron (c) green
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) ENSW (c) NESW (d) WSEN
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, goat, pencil, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KGPO (b) OPGK (c) GPOK (d) GKPO
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, inkpot, apple, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GAIW (b) IAGW (c) WIAG (d) IWAG
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, duck, needle, urn, bucket. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DANUB (b) ADNUB (c) BUNDA (d) DNUBA
25. 25.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) indigo (b) yellow (c) red (d) blue
26. 26.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, monkey, inkpot, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MRIJ (b) JIMR (c) MIJR (d) RMIJ
28. 28.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) condensation (c) collection (d) precipitation
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, apple, spoon, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ASTG (b) AGST (c) GAST (d) TSAG
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, radio, jeep, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RVJG (b) RJGV (c) VRJG (d) GJRV
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) SWG (c) GWS (d) WSG
32. 32.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
33. 33.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) larva (b) adult (c) pupa (d) egg
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, banana, jug, candle, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BIJCA (b) ACJBI (c) BJCAI (d) IBJCA
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, tent, whistle, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KWTN (b) TWKN (c) TNWK (d) NTWK
36. 36.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Africa (b) Europe (c) Australia (d) North America
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, vase, fan, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BFVA (b) VAFB (c) AVFB (d) VFBA
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: lamp, guava, watch, fan, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LGWFN (b) GLWFN (c) NFWGL (d) GWFNL
39. 39.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 4 (M) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mars
40. 40.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) pupa (b) larva (c) egg (d) adult

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