Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 812 · 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 type of number (b) first letters as a word (c) a drawing (d) a long poem
2. 2.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its colour (b) nothing else (c) what each letter means (d) its spelling backwards
3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, doll, orange, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DOGC (b) DCOG (c) CDOG (d) GODC
4. 4.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the rainbow colours (c) the oceans (d) the months
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, banana, flute, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PBFS (b) BFSP (c) BPFS (d) SFBP
6. 6.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) they need no learning (c) one word holds a list (d) they are longer
7. 7.🔤 “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
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) RSLF (c) SRLF (d) FLSR
9. 9.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) orange (b) red (c) yellow (d) indigo
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) NESW (c) ESWN (d) WSEN
11. 11.🔤 “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
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, umpire, goat, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UBGD (b) DGUB (c) UGDB (d) BUGD
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, flute, cat, apple, inkpot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IACFV (b) VFCAI (c) FCAIV (d) FVCAI
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) ECCP (c) ECPC (d) CPCE
15. 15.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a maths sum (c) a picture (d) a long story
16. 16.🔤 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
17. 17.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) north (b) south (c) west (d) east
18. 18.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) collection (b) precipitation (c) condensation (d) evaporation
19. 19.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 7 (A) stand for? (a) Asia (b) Antarctica (c) Europe (d) Australia
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, vase, fan, tomato, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DVFTA (b) VFTAD (c) ATFVD (d) VDFTA
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, radio, glass, lemon, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CLGRU (b) RUGLC (c) RGLCU (d) URGLC
22. 22.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
23. 23.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) blue (b) violet (c) indigo (d) red
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, pencil, umbrella, owl, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ROUPJ (b) PJUOR (c) PUORJ (d) JPUOR
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, mirror, anchor, flute, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WFAMN (b) NMAFW (c) MAFWN (d) MNAFW
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, frog, candle, banana, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FCBUN (b) UBCFN (c) NFCBU (d) FNCBU
27. 27.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Atlantic (c) Arctic (d) Pacific
28. 28.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) April (b) February (c) January (d) March
29. 29.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 4 (M) stand for? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Earth
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, umbrella, guava, spoon, ball. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BSGUT (b) UTGSB (c) UGSBT (d) TUGSB
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) IVBGYOR (c) VIBGYOR (d) ROYGBIV
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, tent, jalebi, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VTJS (b) SJTV (c) TJSV (d) TVJS
33. 33.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) collection (b) precipitation (c) condensation (d) evaporation
34. 34.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) MVEMJSUN (b) VMEMJSUN (c) NUSJMEVM (d) VEMJSUNM
35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) AANSAEA (c) AANSAAE (d) ANSAEAA
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, banana, doll, glass, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AGDBC (b) CBDGA (c) BDGAC (d) BCDGA
37. 37.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
38. 38.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) Europe (b) South America (c) North America (d) Africa
39. 39.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Pacific (c) Arctic (d) Indian
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, umbrella, drum, watch, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UNDWG (b) GWDUN (c) NUDWG (d) UDWGN

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