Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 630 · 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) a drawing (b) a type of number (c) first letters as a word (d) a long poem
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) GWS (c) WGS (d) WSG
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) LEPA (c) ELPA (d) LPAE
4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) ESWN (c) NESW (d) ENSW
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) CEPC (c) ECPC (d) CPCE
6. 6.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a maths sum (d) a picture
7. 7.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 5 (Y) stand for? (a) orange (b) violet (c) red (d) yellow
8. 8.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they need no learning (c) they are longer (d) they always rhyme
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, fan, rope, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FRDC (b) DRFC (c) CFRD (d) FCRD
10. 10.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the oceans (c) the planets (d) the months
11. 11.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) its colour (c) nothing else (d) what each letter means
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, mirror, onion, glass, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MOGRB (b) BMOGR (c) MBOGR (d) RGOMB
13. 13.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) MVEMJSUN (b) VEMJSUNM (c) NUSJMEVM (d) VMEMJSUN
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) FJMA (c) JFMA (d) AMFJ
16. 16.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
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) green (c) saffron
18. 18.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) orange (b) violet (c) blue (d) red
19. 19.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Earth
20. 20.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) South America (b) Africa (c) Australia (d) Asia
21. 21.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Arctic (c) Pacific (d) Atlantic
22. 22.🔤 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) AANSAEA (d) ANSAEAA
23. 23.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) saffron (b) green (c) white
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, jalebi, needle, urn, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BJNUF (b) JBNUF (c) FUNJB (d) JNUFB
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, anchor, spoon, candle, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ARSCT (b) RASCT (c) TCSAR (d) ASCTR
26. 26.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) pupa (b) larva (c) egg (d) adult
27. 27.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) January (b) March (c) April (d) February
28. 28.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Arctic (c) Atlantic (d) Pacific
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: mirror, glass, candle, net, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) INCGM (b) GCNIM (c) MGCNI (d) GMCNI
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, net, flute, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NFDU (b) DFNU (c) UNFD (d) NUFD
31. 31.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) red (b) indigo (c) blue (d) orange
32. 32.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) root (b) flower (c) leaf (d) stem
33. 33.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 7 (U) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Mars
34. 34.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
35. 35.🔤 “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
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, urn, inkpot, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VIUK (b) UKIV (c) UIVK (d) KUIV
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, fan, jeep, radio, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DFJRO (b) FDJRO (c) FJROD (d) ORJFD
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: monkey, key, umbrella, owl, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KMUOP (b) MKUOP (c) POUKM (d) KUOPM
39. 39.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) flower (b) root (c) stem (d) leaf
40. 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) VIBGYOR (c) ROYGBIV (d) IBGYORV

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