Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 718 · 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 long poem (b) a drawing (c) first letters as a word (d) a type of number
2. 2.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, apple, key, umbrella, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RUKAW (b) AKURW (c) WAKUR (d) AWKUR
3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, mirror, pillow, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MLPO (b) MPOL (c) LMPO (d) OPML
4. 4.🔤 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
5. 5.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 8 (N) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Mercury
6. 6.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the oceans (c) the rainbow colours (d) the planets
7. 7.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) North America (b) Africa (c) South America (d) Asia
8. 8.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) leaf (b) root (c) stem (d) flower
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, goat, van, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GWVF (b) WGVF (c) FVGW (d) GVFW
10. 10.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 7 (A) stand for? (a) Australia (b) Asia (c) Antarctica (d) Africa
11. 11.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) blue (b) orange (c) indigo (d) violet
12. 12.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) orange (b) yellow (c) blue (d) indigo
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAEA (b) AANSAAE (c) ANSAEAA (d) AEASNAA
14. 14.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a long story (d) a maths sum
15. 15.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) one word holds a list (c) they need no learning (d) they always rhyme
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) JFMA (c) FJMA (d) AMFJ
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, bucket, sock, goat, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BNSGJ (b) BSGJN (c) NBSGJ (d) JGSBN
18. 18.🔤 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
19. 19.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) what each letter means (d) its colour
20. 20.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Atlantic (c) Pacific (d) Indian
21. 21.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) egg (b) pupa (c) adult (d) larva
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) ECPC (c) CPCE (d) CEPC
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) ROYGBIV (c) IBGYORV (d) VIBGYOR
24. 24.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) blue (b) red (c) green (d) indigo
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) ELPA (c) APLE (d) LEPA
26. 26.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
27. 27.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) egg (b) pupa (c) adult (d) larva
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, lemon, wallet, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BLWK (b) LWKB (c) KWLB (d) LBWK
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, pillow, violin, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DPVA (b) PVAD (c) PDVA (d) AVPD
30. 30.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Arctic (c) Southern (d) Indian
31. 31.🔤 “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
32. 32.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) stem (b) leaf (c) flower (d) root
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, guava, umbrella, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KGUA (b) AUGK (c) GKUA (d) GUAK
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, glass, tomato, watch, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FWTGC (b) CGTWF (c) GTWFC (d) GCTWF
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, whistle, rose, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WCRI (b) WRIC (c) IRWC (d) CWRI
36. 36.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) egg (b) pupa (c) larva (d) adult
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, mango, jeep, ball. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BJMF (b) MFJB (c) MJBF (d) FMJB
38. 38.🔤 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
39. 39.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) blue (b) violet (c) green (d) red
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, tiger, anchor, jug, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TAJRU (b) UTAJR (c) RJATU (d) TUAJR

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