Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 876 · 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 drawing (c) a type of number (d) first letters as a word
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) PAISA (c) AISAP (d) APISA
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) NUSJMEVM (c) VEMJSUNM (d) MVEMJSUN
4. 4.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) green (b) white (c) saffron
5. 5.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) what each letter means (d) its colour
6. 6.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) one word holds a list (c) they always rhyme (d) they need no learning
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, anchor, tent, inkpot, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RATIJ (b) JITAR (c) ARTIJ (d) ATIJR
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, orange, violin, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KVOA (b) AOVK (c) OVKA (d) OAVK
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) FJMA (c) AMFJ (d) FMAJ
10. 10.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Atlantic (c) Pacific (d) Arctic
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) saffron (c) white
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, fan, nest, pillow, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DPNFW (b) FWNPD (c) FNPDW (d) WFNPD
13. 13.🔤 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
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) SLFR (c) RSLF (d) SRLF
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, ice cream, pencil, vase, nest. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IPVNG (b) NVPIG (c) IGPVN (d) GIPVN
16. 16.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: urn, banana, duck, parrot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BUDP (b) UBDP (c) PDBU (d) BDPU
18. 18.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 3 (N) stand for? (a) Antarctica (b) Europe (c) Asia (d) North America
19. 19.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) February (b) April (c) January (d) March
20. 20.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, sock, igloo, pencil, owl. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SKIPO (b) SIPOK (c) KSIPO (d) OPISK
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) IVBGYOR (c) IBGYORV (d) VIBGYOR
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, needle, tent, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NBTC (b) NTCB (c) BNTC (d) CTNB
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAEA (b) ANSAEAA (c) AEASNAA (d) AANSAAE
25. 25.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) egg (b) adult (c) pupa (d) larva
26. 26.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a picture (c) a maths sum (d) a list in a fixed order
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, cat, guava, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LCGT (b) CLGT (c) CGTL (d) TGCL
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, monkey, umbrella, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MOUD (b) MUDO (c) OMUD (d) DUMO
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: spoon, mango, ant, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DAMS (b) MSAD (c) SMAD (d) MADS
30. 30.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) red (b) yellow (c) violet (d) indigo
31. 31.🔤 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
32. 32.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) violet (b) orange (c) yellow (d) red
33. 33.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) March (b) January (c) February (d) April
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: spoon, urn, doll, fan, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SUDFT (b) UDFTS (c) TFDUS (d) USDFT
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, goat, inkpot, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GPIV (b) VIGP (c) PGIV (d) GIVP
36. 36.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
37. 37.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
38. 38.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) Australia (b) Asia (c) Africa (d) Europe
39. 39.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) February (b) April (c) March (d) January
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, watch, banana, jalebi, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WDBJF (b) DWBJF (c) WBJFD (d) FJBWD

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