Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 719 · 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 type of number (c) first letters as a word (d) a drawing
2. 2.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Pacific (c) Arctic (d) Southern
3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, radio, duck, fan, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OFDRJ (b) JRDFO (c) RDFOJ (d) RJDFO
4. 4.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) March (b) April (c) January (d) February
5. 5.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) larva (b) adult (c) pupa (d) egg
6. 6.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a picture (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a long story
7. 7.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they always rhyme (c) one word holds a list (d) they need no learning
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) ANSAEAA (c) AEASNAA (d) AANSAEA
9. 9.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) yellow (b) violet (c) indigo (d) orange
10. 10.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) red (b) indigo (c) violet (d) green
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, glass, mango, sock, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VGMSL (b) GVMSL (c) GMSLV (d) LSMGV
12. 12.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) its colour (c) its spelling backwards (d) nothing else
13. 13.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the oceans (c) the rainbow colours (d) the planets
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: lamp, doll, guava, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LDGR (b) DLGR (c) DGRL (d) RGDL
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) ENSW (c) ESWN (d) NESW
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, monkey, jug, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NJMR (b) MJNR (c) RMJN (d) MRJN
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) ELPA (b) LPAE (c) LEPA (d) APLE
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, cat, ball, tent, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UCBTW (b) WTBCU (c) CUBTW (d) CBTWU
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, cat, tomato, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CWTM (b) WCTM (c) MTCW (d) CTMW
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) ROYGBIV (c) VIBGYOR (d) IVBGYOR
21. 21.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Arctic (c) Indian (d) Pacific
22. 22.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
23. 23.🔤 “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
24. 24.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, needle, apple, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GANW (b) NAGW (c) WNAG (d) NWAG
26. 26.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Pacific (c) Atlantic (d) Indian
27. 27.🔤 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
28. 28.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) collection (b) condensation (c) evaporation (d) precipitation
29. 29.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) stem (b) leaf (c) flower (d) root
30. 30.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) green (b) white (c) saffron
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, banana, frog, duck, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KBFDC (b) BFDCK (c) BKFDC (d) CDFBK
32. 32.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Venus
33. 33.🔤 “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
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, igloo, jeep, fan, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IJFGV (b) IVJFG (c) VIJFG (d) GFJIV
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, radio, fan, tomato, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RFTJS (b) SRFTJ (c) RSFTJ (d) JTFRS
36. 36.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) ECCP (c) CPCE (d) ECPC
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, drum, mirror, parrot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DMPO (b) DOMP (c) PMDO (d) ODMP
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: mirror, ant, tent, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MATF (b) FTAM (c) ATFM (d) AMTF
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, watch, jeep, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WJAO (b) WOJA (c) AJWO (d) OWJA
40. 40.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) stem (b) root (c) flower (d) leaf

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