Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 592 · 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.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) first letters as a word (b) a type of number (c) a long poem (d) a drawing
2. 2.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, shoe, mirror, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SMCN (b) SNMC (c) CMSN (d) NSMC
3. 3.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they need no learning (c) they are longer (d) they always rhyme
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, ball, van, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BVCS (b) CVBS (c) BSVC (d) SBVC
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: mirror, coconut, apple, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VACM (b) MCAV (c) CAVM (d) CMAV
6. 6.🔤 “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
7. 7.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the planets (c) the months (d) the oceans
8. 8.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a maths sum (d) a picture
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, ant, wallet, jeep, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AWJBP (b) APWJB (c) BJWAP (d) PAWJB
10. 10.🔤 “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
11. 11.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Atlantic (c) Arctic (d) Pacific
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) NESW (c) ESWN (d) ENSW
13. 13.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) green (b) violet (c) red (d) blue
14. 14.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) what each letter means (c) its colour (d) nothing else
15. 15.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) yellow (b) red (c) indigo (d) blue
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) VIBGYOR (c) IBGYORV (d) ROYGBIV
17. 17.🔤 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) AANSAEA (d) ANSAEAA
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, ball, tent, owl. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BDTO (b) BTOD (c) OTBD (d) DBTO
19. 19.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) blue (b) green (c) indigo (d) violet
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: urn, jalebi, rope, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JRIU (b) JURI (c) IRJU (d) UJRI
21. 21.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) January (b) February (c) March (d) April
22. 22.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Arctic (c) Atlantic (d) Indian
23. 23.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Pacific (c) Indian (d) Atlantic
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) JFMA (c) FJMA (d) AMFJ
25. 25.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) April (b) March (c) January (d) February
26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) GWS (c) SWG (d) WSG
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, whistle, tent, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FWTS (b) WFTS (c) STWF (d) WTSF
28. 28.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Arctic (c) Pacific (d) Atlantic
29. 29.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 7 (A) stand for? (a) Australia (b) Europe (c) Antarctica (d) South America
30. 30.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) orange (b) indigo (c) violet (d) blue
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) ELPA (b) LEPA (c) APLE (d) LPAE
32. 32.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Antarctica (b) Africa (c) South America (d) North America
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, monkey, cat, lamp. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MCLR (b) MRCL (c) RMCL (d) LCMR
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, banana, cat, owl, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TBCOS (b) SOCBT (c) BCOST (d) BTCOS
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, onion, key, urn, jeep. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JUKOG (b) OGKUJ (c) OKUJG (d) GOKUJ
36. 36.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) white (b) green (c) saffron
37. 37.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 8 (N) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
38. 38.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) egg (b) adult (c) larva (d) pupa
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, lamp, bucket, duck, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ODBLG (b) GLBDO (c) LGBDO (d) LBDOG
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, lemon, spoon, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TLSR (b) RSLT (c) LTSR (d) LSRT

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