Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 764 · 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.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a long story (d) a picture
2. 2.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
3. 3.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the rainbow colours (c) the planets (d) the oceans
4. 4.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, tiger, jeep, inkpot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TBJI (b) TJIB (c) BTJI (d) IJTB
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) ASIAP (c) PAISA (d) APISA
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, pillow, tent, lemon, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ILTPD (b) DPTLI (c) PDTLI (d) PTLID
8. 8.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they need no learning (c) one word holds a list (d) they always rhyme
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) IVBGYOR (c) VIBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
10. 10.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) stem (b) leaf (c) root (d) flower
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) NUSJMEVM (c) MVEMJSUN (d) VMEMJSUN
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) WSEN (c) ESWN (d) NESW
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, apple, pencil, wallet, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) APWRN (b) NAPWR (c) RWPAN (d) ANPWR
14. 14.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Uranus
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: mirror, parrot, radio, van, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UVRPM (b) MPRVU (c) PRVUM (d) PMRVU
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, flute, ball, violin, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FUBVD (b) FBVDU (c) DVBFU (d) UFBVD
17. 17.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 5 (Y) stand for? (a) yellow (b) indigo (c) orange (d) blue
18. 18.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) February (b) January (c) April (d) March
19. 19.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) first letters as a word (c) a long poem (d) a drawing
20. 20.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) blue (b) violet (c) green (d) red
21. 21.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Asia (b) South America (c) Australia (d) Africa
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) JFMA (c) FJMA (d) FMAJ
23. 23.🔤 “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
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, doll, shoe, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JSDW (b) DSJW (c) DWSJ (d) WDSJ
25. 25.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) larva (b) pupa (c) egg (d) adult
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, lemon, onion, coconut, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FCOLN (b) NLOCF (c) LNOCF (d) LOCFN
27. 27.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) condensation (b) precipitation (c) collection (d) evaporation
28. 28.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) green (b) saffron (c) white
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, owl, spoon, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OCSB (b) OSBC (c) COSB (d) BSOC
30. 30.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Arctic (c) Indian (d) Southern
31. 31.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) what each letter means (c) nothing else (d) its colour
32. 32.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) saffron (b) green (c) white
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, candle, doll, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OCDA (b) CDAO (c) ADCO (d) CODA
34. 34.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Indian (c) Atlantic (d) Arctic
35. 35.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) indigo (d) orange
36. 36.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) LPAE (c) APLE (d) ELPA
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, key, orange, frog, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KOFIN (b) KNOFI (c) IFOKN (d) NKOFI
38. 38.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) February (b) January (c) April (d) March
39. 39.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) pupa (b) larva (c) adult (d) egg
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, pencil, orange, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UPOT (b) TOPU (c) POTU (d) PUOT

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