Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 644 · 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 type of number (b) a drawing (c) a long poem (d) first letters as a word
2. 2.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a long story (c) a picture (d) a list in a fixed order
3. 3.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they are longer (c) they always rhyme (d) they need no learning
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, whistle, jug, bucket. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WTJB (b) TWJB (c) WJBT (d) BJWT
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) MVEMJSUN (c) VMEMJSUN (d) NUSJMEVM
6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, ball, jeep, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WJBG (b) GBJW (c) BJWG (d) BGJW
7. 7.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the months (c) the rainbow colours (d) the planets
8. 8.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) yellow (b) violet (c) indigo (d) green
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, candle, spoon, anchor, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WASCB (b) CSAWB (c) CBSAW (d) BCSAW
10. 10.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) indigo (b) blue (c) green (d) red
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, rose, ball, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RBAI (b) IRBA (c) RIBA (d) ABRI
12. 12.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
13. 13.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) red (b) violet (c) indigo (d) yellow
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, igloo, owl, jalebi, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VIOJK (b) KJOIV (c) IOJKV (d) IVOJK
15. 15.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mars
16. 16.🔤 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
17. 17.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) its spelling backwards (c) its colour (d) nothing else
18. 18.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) condensation (c) evaporation (d) collection
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, mango, frog, parrot, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MWFPD (b) WMFPD (c) DPFMW (d) MFPDW
20. 20.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 8 (N) stand for? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, tiger, cat, ball. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BCTG (b) GTCB (c) TCBG (d) TGCB
22. 22.🔤 “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
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: spoon, mango, ice cream, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NIMS (b) SMIN (c) MINS (d) MSIN
24. 24.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Mars
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) AANSAEA (c) AANSAAE (d) ANSAEAA
26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) FMAJ (c) JFMA (d) AMFJ
27. 27.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) pupa (b) adult (c) larva (d) egg
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, ice cream, anchor, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IAVR (b) VAIR (c) RIAV (d) IRAV
29. 29.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) collection (b) condensation (c) precipitation (d) evaporation
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, flute, spoon, umpire, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OFSUG (b) GUSFO (c) FOSUG (d) FSUGO
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, nest, flute, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NFMB (b) MFNB (c) BNFM (d) NBFM
32. 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) CPCE (c) ECCP (d) CEPC
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, jalebi, banana, goat, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JBGFR (b) RJBGF (c) JRBGF (d) FGBJR
34. 34.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Indian (c) Southern (d) Pacific
35. 35.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Atlantic (c) Indian (d) Arctic
36. 36.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) precipitation (c) collection (d) condensation
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, van, fan, jug, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VSFJM (b) MJFVS (c) VFJMS (d) SVFJM
38. 38.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) green (b) saffron (c) white
39. 39.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) January (b) February (c) March (d) April
40. 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) IBGYORV (c) VIBGYOR (d) ROYGBIV

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