Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 568 · 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.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they need no learning (c) one word holds a list (d) they always rhyme
2. 2.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) February (b) January (c) April (d) March
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) LPAE (c) LEPA (d) ELPA
4. 4.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) April (b) February (c) January (d) March
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, bucket, drum, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BWDJ (b) BDJW (c) WBDJ (d) JDBW
6. 6.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) its colour (c) nothing else (d) what each letter means
7. 7.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) yellow (b) orange (c) violet (d) indigo
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) PAISA (b) AISAP (c) APISA (d) ASIAP
9. 9.🔤 “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
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) FMAJ (c) AMFJ (d) JFMA
11. 11.🔤 “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
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, orange, violin, nest, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LNVOG (b) OVNLG (c) GOVNL (d) OGVNL
13. 13.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) indigo (b) yellow (c) orange (d) violet
14. 14.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) root (b) leaf (c) stem (d) flower
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) ECCP (c) ECPC (d) CPCE
16. 16.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Saturn
17. 17.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the planets (c) the oceans (d) the months
18. 18.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
19. 19.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) a type of number (c) first letters as a word (d) a long poem
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) AEASNAA (c) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAEA
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, duck, fan, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DFMN (b) NDFM (c) DNFM (d) MFDN
22. 22.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) April (b) February (c) January (d) March
23. 23.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Atlantic (c) Southern (d) Pacific
24. 24.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a long story (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a picture
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, umbrella, pencil, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TUPG (b) GPUT (c) UPGT (d) UTPG
26. 26.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Earth
27. 27.🔤 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
28. 28.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
29. 29.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) pupa (b) egg (c) adult (d) larva
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) NESW (c) ESWN (d) WSEN
31. 31.🔤 “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
32. 32.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Atlantic (c) Indian (d) Southern
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: urn, ant, rope, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ARDU (b) AURD (c) DRAU (d) UARD
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, tiger, kettle, van, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TKVWI (b) WVKTI (c) TIKVW (d) ITKVW
35. 35.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) leaf (b) stem (c) root (d) flower
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, key, inkpot, ball, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FBIKO (b) KOIBF (c) KIBFO (d) OKIBF
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, lamp, banana, kettle, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CKBLD (b) DLBKC (c) LBKCD (d) LDBKC
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, sock, urn, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SJUN (b) SUNJ (c) NUSJ (d) JSUN
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, goat, bucket, anchor, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GLBAI (b) LGBAI (c) GBAIL (d) IABGL
40. 40.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 7 (U) stand for? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mercury

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