Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 744 · 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.🔤 “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
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) NESW (c) WSEN (d) ESWN
3. 3.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) its colour (c) nothing else (d) what each letter means
4. 4.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the rainbow colours (c) the planets (d) the oceans
5. 5.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) one word holds a list (c) they always rhyme (d) they need no learning
6. 6.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) indigo (b) blue (c) violet (d) orange
7. 7.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) orange (b) red (c) violet (d) green
8. 8.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a picture (c) a maths sum (d) a long story
9. 9.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) first letters as a word (c) a drawing (d) a type of number
10. 10.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Arctic (c) Indian (d) Pacific
11. 11.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) orange (b) red (c) indigo (d) yellow
12. 12.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) South America (b) Africa (c) Asia (d) Europe
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, violin, shoe, drum, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BVSDM (b) VSDMB (c) VBSDM (d) MDSVB
14. 14.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) pupa (b) larva (c) egg (d) adult
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, tiger, glass, anchor, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TSGAV (b) TGAVS (c) STGAV (d) VAGTS
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, ant, flute, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AUFN (b) NFAU (c) UAFN (d) AFNU
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) CPCE (c) ECPC (d) ECCP
18. 18.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
19. 19.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Europe (b) North America (c) South America (d) Africa
20. 20.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) collection (c) condensation (d) precipitation
21. 21.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Atlantic (c) Indian (d) Southern
22. 22.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) saffron (b) white (c) green
23. 23.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) January (b) April (c) February (d) March
24. 24.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) January (b) February (c) April (d) March
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, jug, mirror, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JMUO (b) OJMU (c) UMJO (d) JOMU
26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) ELPA (c) LPAE (d) LEPA
27. 27.🔤 “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
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, net, bucket, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WBNG (b) GNBW (c) NBWG (d) NGBW
29. 29.🔤 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
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, spoon, ball, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SBMW (b) WSBM (c) MBSW (d) SWBM
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, tent, drum, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TDSC (b) CTDS (c) SDTC (d) TCDS
32. 32.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) condensation (c) evaporation (d) collection
33. 33.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) stem (b) root (c) leaf (d) flower
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: ladder, jug, pencil, anchor, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NAPJL (b) JPANL (c) JLPAN (d) LJPAN
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) MVEMJSUN (c) VMEMJSUN (d) VEMJSUNM
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, whistle, fan, van, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GWFVR (b) RVFWG (c) WGFVR (d) WFVRG
37. 37.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) AEASNAA (c) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAEA
38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) VIBGYOR (c) ROYGBIV (d) IVBGYOR
39. 39.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east
40. 40.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Venus

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