Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 587 · 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.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Pacific (c) Arctic (d) Southern
2. 2.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) March (b) January (c) April (d) February
3. 3.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a long story (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a picture
4. 4.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) what each letter means (c) nothing else (d) its colour
5. 5.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Arctic (c) Southern (d) Indian
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) AMFJ (c) FMAJ (d) JFMA
7. 7.🔤 “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
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) PAISA (c) APISA (d) AISAP
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) ECPC (c) CPCE (d) ECCP
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, candle, violin, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CBVM (b) CVMB (c) MVCB (d) BCVM
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, sock, tomato, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SJTC (b) STCJ (c) CTSJ (d) JSTC
12. 12.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
13. 13.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) a type of number (c) a long poem (d) first letters as a word
14. 14.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the planets (c) the months (d) the rainbow colours
15. 15.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) red (b) green (c) orange (d) violet
16. 16.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) white (b) saffron (c) green
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) ANSAEAA (c) AEASNAA (d) AANSAEA
18. 18.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
19. 19.🔤 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
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, lemon, nest, bucket, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LTNBC (b) LNBCT (c) CBNLT (d) TLNBC
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, monkey, duck, parrot, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LPDMV (b) VMDPL (c) MDPLV (d) MVDPL
22. 22.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 5 (Y) stand for? (a) yellow (b) red (c) green (d) indigo
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, vase, spoon, urn, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VSUID (b) IUSVD (c) VDSUI (d) DVSUI
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, wallet, needle, onion, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KONWJ (b) WNOKJ (c) JWNOK (d) WJNOK
25. 25.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
26. 26.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) GWS (c) WSG (d) SWG
28. 28.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) flower (b) leaf (c) stem (d) root
29. 29.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) red (b) indigo (c) green (d) violet
30. 30.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Antarctica (b) Australia (c) South America (d) Africa
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, spoon, doll, mango, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SDMTI (b) TMDSI (c) ISDMT (d) SIDMT
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, urn, needle, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DNUW (b) UNDW (c) UWND (d) WUND
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, rose, mirror, vase, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JRMVW (b) WVMRJ (c) RMVWJ (d) RJMVW
34. 34.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) ENSW (c) NESW (d) ESWN
35. 35.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) condensation (c) collection (d) precipitation
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, parrot, vase, orange, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PJVOW (b) PVOWJ (c) JPVOW (d) WOVPJ
37. 37.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) green (b) blue (c) violet (d) indigo
38. 38.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) they are longer (c) one word holds a list (d) they need no learning
39. 39.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) April (b) February (c) March (d) January
40. 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) IVBGYOR (c) ROYGBIV (d) IBGYORV

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