Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 56 · 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 maths sum (b) a picture (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a long story
2. 2.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) first letters as a word (c) a long poem (d) a drawing
3. 3.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) white (b) green (c) saffron
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) VIBGYOR (d) IVBGYOR
5. 5.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Pacific (c) Indian (d) Atlantic
6. 6.🔤 “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
7. 7.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they need no learning (c) they are longer (d) they always rhyme
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: mirror, glass, pencil, apple, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RAPGM (b) GPARM (c) MGPAR (d) GMPAR
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) MVEMJSUN (b) NUSJMEVM (c) VEMJSUNM (d) VMEMJSUN
10. 10.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) leaf (b) flower (c) stem (d) root
11. 11.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) indigo (b) violet (c) blue (d) green
12. 12.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 3 (N) stand for? (a) Australia (b) Africa (c) Asia (d) North America
13. 13.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the rainbow colours (c) the planets (d) the oceans
14. 14.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) AANSAAE (c) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAEA
16. 16.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) its colour (c) nothing else (d) what each letter means
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, umpire, inkpot, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PUIN (b) UPIN (c) NIUP (d) UINP
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, coconut, igloo, vase, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KCIVA (b) AVICK (c) CIVAK (d) CKIVA
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, umbrella, frog, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AFUS (b) USFA (c) UFAS (d) SUFA
20. 20.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) March (b) April (c) January (d) February
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) ELPA (b) APLE (c) LPAE (d) LEPA
22. 22.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Pacific (c) Southern (d) Arctic
23. 23.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) collection (b) condensation (c) precipitation (d) evaporation
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, nest, shoe, guava, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NKSGD (b) KNSGD (c) DGSNK (d) NSGDK
25. 25.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) stem (b) leaf (c) flower (d) root
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, glass, net, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GANR (b) GNRA (c) AGNR (d) RNGA
27. 27.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Atlantic (c) Indian (d) Southern
28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) ECCP (c) CPCE (d) ECPC
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: ladder, banana, tiger, jeep. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JTBL (b) BLTJ (c) LBTJ (d) BTJL
30. 30.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
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) SRLF (d) FLSR
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: monkey, ant, needle, duck, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MANDG (b) GDNAM (c) AMNDG (d) ANDGM
33. 33.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) pupa (b) larva (c) egg (d) adult
34. 34.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) WSG (c) SWG (d) WGS
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: ball, sock, ice cream, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SBIW (b) SIWB (c) BSIW (d) WISB
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, needle, coconut, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NTCG (b) NCGT (c) TNCG (d) GCNT
37. 37.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) egg (b) adult (c) pupa (d) larva
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, orange, candle, needle, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OCNDB (b) DNCOB (c) BOCND (d) OBCND
39. 39.🔤 “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
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, spoon, watch, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SMWG (b) GWSM (c) SWGM (d) MSWG

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