Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 649 · 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: inkpot, fan, cat, vase, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FICVA (b) FCVAI (c) IFCVA (d) AVCFI
2. 2.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a picture (c) a long story (d) a list in a fixed order
3. 3.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) one word holds a list (c) they need no learning (d) they always rhyme
4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) CPCE (c) CEPC (d) ECCP
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: ball, radio, ice cream, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OIRB (b) RIOB (c) RBIO (d) BRIO
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) GWS (c) WSG (d) WGS
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, key, spoon, goat, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KOSGB (b) OKSGB (c) BGSKO (d) KSGBO
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, rose, kettle, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RKMI (b) IRKM (c) RIKM (d) MKRI
9. 9.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) precipitation (c) condensation (d) collection
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) IBGYORV (c) ROYGBIV (d) IVBGYOR
11. 11.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
12. 12.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) January (b) March (c) April (d) February
13. 13.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its colour (b) what each letter means (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
14. 14.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) green (b) white (c) saffron
15. 15.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
16. 16.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) red (b) indigo (c) green (d) orange
17. 17.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) root (b) leaf (c) stem (d) flower
18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) PAISA (c) AISAP (d) APISA
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, net, lemon, ice cream, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NRLIP (b) NLIPR (c) PILNR (d) RNLIP
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, tent, parrot, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TOPF (b) TPFO (c) FPTO (d) OTPF
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) JFMA (c) FMAJ (d) FJMA
22. 22.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) larva (b) egg (c) adult (d) pupa
23. 23.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) a long poem (c) a drawing (d) first letters as a word
24. 24.🔤 “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
25. 25.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the months (c) the planets (d) the oceans
26. 26.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
27. 27.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) flower (b) stem (c) leaf (d) root
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, nest, anchor, banana, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PBANW (b) WNABP (c) NABPW (d) NWABP
29. 29.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) root (b) flower (c) stem (d) leaf
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, urn, van, kite, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IKVUG (b) UVKIG (c) GUVKI (d) UGVKI
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, parrot, banana, nest, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PBNWR (b) PRBNW (c) RPBNW (d) WNBPR
32. 32.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
33. 33.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) green (b) saffron (c) white
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, flute, doll, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LDFV (b) FVDL (c) FDLV (d) VFDL
35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) VEMJSUNM (c) MVEMJSUN (d) VMEMJSUN
36. 36.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, tiger, jalebi, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TLJK (b) TJKL (c) KJTL (d) LTJK
38. 38.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) stem (b) root (c) flower (d) leaf
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, watch, jeep, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WOJF (b) WJFO (c) OWJF (d) FJWO
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, kite, ice cream, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SKIM (b) MIKS (c) KIMS (d) KSIM

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