Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 556 · 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.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) SWG (c) WSG (d) GWS
2. 2.🔤 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
3. 3.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) a long poem (c) first letters as a word (d) a type of number
4. 4.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a maths sum (d) a picture
5. 5.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) root (b) leaf (c) stem (d) flower
6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, kettle, anchor, sock, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KFASO (b) KASOF (c) FKASO (d) OSAKF
7. 7.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
8. 8.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Mars
9. 9.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Venus
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, jalebi, coconut, ball. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WJCB (b) JWCB (c) BCJW (d) JCBW
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) CEPC (c) ECPC (d) ECCP
12. 12.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) egg (b) larva (c) pupa (d) adult
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) FMAJ (c) FJMA (d) AMFJ
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) ASIAP (c) AISAP (d) PAISA
15. 15.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) its colour (c) its spelling backwards (d) what each letter means
16. 16.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
17. 17.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) egg (b) pupa (c) adult (d) larva
18. 18.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the rainbow colours (c) the oceans (d) the months
19. 19.🔤 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) AANSAAE (d) AEASNAA
20. 20.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Southern (c) Atlantic (d) Indian
21. 21.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) January (b) March (c) February (d) April
22. 22.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) white (b) green (c) saffron
23. 23.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) flower (b) stem (c) root (d) leaf
24. 24.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Indian (c) Southern (d) Pacific
25. 25.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Pacific (c) Atlantic (d) Arctic
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, tomato, orange, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WOTA (b) TOWA (c) ATOW (d) TAOW
27. 27.🔤 “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
28. 28.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) orange (b) yellow (c) blue (d) green
29. 29.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) larva (b) egg (c) adult (d) pupa
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, goat, key, lamp, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GMKLI (b) ILKGM (c) GKLIM (d) MGKLI
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) RSLF (b) SLFR (c) FLSR (d) SRLF
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, urn, guava, ant, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UGARI (b) UIGAR (c) RAGUI (d) IUGAR
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) VIBGYOR (c) IBGYORV (d) IVBGYOR
34. 34.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) condensation (b) evaporation (c) precipitation (d) collection
35. 35.🔤 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) VMEMJSUN (d) MVEMJSUN
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: mirror, banana, van, kite, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BVKJM (b) JKVBM (c) MBVKJ (d) BMVKJ
37. 37.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) collection (c) precipitation (d) condensation
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, frog, pillow, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FKPV (b) VPFK (c) FPVK (d) KFPV
39. 39.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) they need no learning (c) one word holds a list (d) they are longer
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, drum, onion, wallet, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JWODA (b) DAOWJ (c) ADOWJ (d) DOWJA

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