Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 6 · 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.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, umbrella, inkpot, kite, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UBIKF (b) FKIUB (c) BUIKF (d) UIKFB
2. 2.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) a long poem (c) a drawing (d) first letters as a word
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) WSG (c) WGS (d) SWG
4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) AISAP (c) APISA (d) PAISA
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, watch, vase, monkey, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WVMTJ (b) TMVWJ (c) WJVMT (d) JWVMT
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) SLFR (c) SRLF (d) RSLF
7. 7.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) its colour (c) what each letter means (d) its spelling backwards
8. 8.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Southern (c) Indian (d) Arctic
9. 9.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they need no learning (c) they always rhyme (d) one word holds a list
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, ant, jug, umpire, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TAJUP (b) PUJAT (c) AJUPT (d) ATJUP
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, fan, anchor, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FJAM (b) MAFJ (c) FAMJ (d) JFAM
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, candle, rope, van, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CPRVM (b) PCRVM (c) MVRCP (d) CRVMP
13. 13.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
14. 14.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the rainbow colours (c) the oceans (d) the months
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) VIBGYOR (c) ROYGBIV (d) IVBGYOR
16. 16.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) pupa (b) egg (c) adult (d) larva
17. 17.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) white (b) saffron (c) green
18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) ANSAEAA (c) AANSAEA (d) AANSAAE
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, needle, kite, tiger, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ANKTF (b) NAKTF (c) NKTFA (d) FTKNA
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FJMA (c) FMAJ (d) JFMA
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, owl, whistle, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OWFT (b) TOWF (c) FWOT (d) OTWF
22. 22.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) condensation (b) precipitation (c) collection (d) evaporation
23. 23.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a long story (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a maths sum
24. 24.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Indian (c) Pacific (d) Arctic
25. 25.🔤 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
26. 26.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Earth
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, anchor, banana, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VBAC (b) ACBV (c) CABV (d) ABVC
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, tomato, umbrella, candle, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GCUTF (b) FTUCG (c) TFUCG (d) TUCGF
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, tent, sock, umpire, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TSUPR (b) RTSUP (c) PUSTR (d) TRSUP
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, apple, inkpot, nest. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WAIN (b) NIAW (c) AINW (d) AWIN
31. 31.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
32. 32.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 4 (G) stand for? (a) blue (b) green (c) orange (d) red
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, parrot, jug, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PIJL (b) LJPI (c) PJLI (d) IPJL
34. 34.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 5 (Y) stand for? (a) violet (b) yellow (c) green (d) orange
35. 35.🔤 “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
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, candle, sock, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PCSA (b) CSAP (c) CPSA (d) ASCP
37. 37.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 3 (N) stand for? (a) North America (b) South America (c) Africa (d) Europe
38. 38.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) March (b) February (c) January (d) April
39. 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) MVEMJSUN (c) VMEMJSUN (d) VEMJSUNM
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, doll, spoon, watch, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BDSWU (b) DSWUB (c) UWSDB (d) DBSWU

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