Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 616 · 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.🔤 “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
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) GWS (c) WGS (d) SWG
3. 3.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they need no learning (c) one word holds a list (d) they always rhyme
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, tiger, needle, spoon, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ASNTK (b) TNSAK (c) KTNSA (d) TKNSA
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, rose, tent, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RJTL (b) JRTL (c) LTRJ (d) RTLJ
6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, spoon, nest, ladder, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CLNSO (b) SNLCO (c) SONLC (d) OSNLC
7. 7.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) leaf (b) root (c) flower (d) stem
8. 8.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the oceans (c) the rainbow colours (d) the planets
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, mango, pillow, duck, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KMPDN (b) NDPMK (c) MKPDN (d) MPDNK
10. 10.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) red (b) violet (c) blue (d) indigo
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) JFMA (c) AMFJ (d) FJMA
12. 12.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
13. 13.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) March (b) January (c) February (d) April
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, goat, umpire, kite, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GAUKO (b) OKUGA (c) GUKOA (d) AGUKO
15. 15.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) a long poem (c) a type of number (d) first letters as a word
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) SLFR (c) FLSR (d) RSLF
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, glass, tomato, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GTWD (b) DGTW (c) GDTW (d) WTGD
18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) WSEN (c) ESWN (d) NESW
19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) PAISA (c) AISAP (d) ASIAP
20. 20.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) pupa (b) adult (c) larva (d) egg
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, anchor, bucket, cat, urn. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AVBCU (b) ABCUV (c) UCBAV (d) VABCU
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, ant, needle, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RANB (b) BNAR (c) ARNB (d) ANBR
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) CEPC (c) ECCP (d) ECPC
24. 24.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 3 (N) stand for? (a) Asia (b) Antarctica (c) North America (d) Australia
25. 25.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a maths sum (d) a long story
26. 26.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
27. 27.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) orange (b) indigo (c) blue (d) red
28. 28.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) collection (b) evaporation (c) precipitation (d) condensation
29. 29.🔤 “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
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, jeep, igloo, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WJIP (b) PIJW (c) JIPW (d) JWIP
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: ball, ice cream, rose, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BIRA (b) ARIB (c) IBRA (d) IRAB
32. 32.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) its colour (c) what each letter means (d) its spelling backwards
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AANSAEA (c) AANSAAE (d) AEASNAA
34. 34.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, kite, van, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GKVN (b) KVNG (c) NVKG (d) KGVN
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, ladder, mirror, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LGMK (b) LMKG (c) KMLG (d) GLMK
37. 37.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Venus
38. 38.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Australia (b) Africa (c) South America (d) North America
39. 39.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Pacific (c) Southern (d) Atlantic
40. 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) VMEMJSUN (c) VEMJSUNM (d) MVEMJSUN

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