Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 725 · 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.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they always rhyme (c) they need no learning (d) they are longer
2. 2.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, coconut, ball, flute, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CBFVD (b) VFBCD (c) DCBFV (d) CDBFV
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) APLE (c) ELPA (d) LPAE
4. 4.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Pacific (c) Atlantic (d) Southern
5. 5.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) condensation (c) collection (d) evaporation
6. 6.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) first letters as a word (b) a type of number (c) a long poem (d) a drawing
7. 7.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a picture (d) a maths sum
8. 8.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the oceans (c) the planets (d) the rainbow colours
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) SRLF (c) RSLF (d) SLFR
10. 10.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 8 (N) stand for? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
11. 11.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) PAISA (c) AISAP (d) APISA
13. 13.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) what each letter means (d) nothing else
14. 14.🔤 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
15. 15.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) flower (b) leaf (c) root (d) stem
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) WSG (c) SWG (d) WGS
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AANSAEA (c) AEASNAA (d) AANSAAE
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, violin, urn, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TVUS (b) VTUS (c) VUST (d) SUVT
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, kite, candle, pillow, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KWCPR (b) RPCKW (c) KCPRW (d) WKCPR
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, owl, anchor, lemon, umpire. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OIALU (b) ULAOI (c) OALUI (d) IOALU
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) MVEMJSUN (b) NUSJMEVM (c) VEMJSUNM (d) VMEMJSUN
22. 22.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 5 (Y) stand for? (a) green (b) yellow (c) blue (d) indigo
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, van, onion, jeep. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VOJN (b) VNOJ (c) NVOJ (d) JOVN
24. 24.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) Africa (b) North America (c) Australia (d) Asia
25. 25.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) saffron (b) green (c) white
26. 26.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) February (b) April (c) March (d) January
27. 27.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) stem (b) leaf (c) root (d) flower
28. 28.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 3 (N) stand for? (a) Antarctica (b) Africa (c) North America (d) South America
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, watch, apple, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WANJ (b) NAWJ (c) JWAN (d) WJAN
30. 30.🔤 “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
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, jeep, ladder, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JVLA (b) JLAV (c) ALJV (d) VJLA
32. 32.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) January (b) February (c) April (d) March
33. 33.🔤 “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
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, bucket, vase, rope, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BUVRD (b) BVRDU (c) UBVRD (d) DRVBU
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, umbrella, banana, ice cream, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RIBUD (b) DUBIR (c) UBIRD (d) UDBIR
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, spoon, violin, jeep, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SVJMO (b) MJVSO (c) SOVJM (d) OSVJM
37. 37.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) AMFJ (c) FMAJ (d) JFMA
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, pillow, ball, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PBSC (b) CPBS (c) SBPC (d) PCBS
39. 39.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) egg (b) larva (c) pupa (d) adult
40. 40.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) April (b) January (c) February (d) March

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