Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 890 · 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.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Atlantic (c) Pacific (d) Southern
2. 2.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) white (b) saffron (c) green
3. 3.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) February (b) January (c) April (d) March
4. 4.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) nothing else (c) its colour (d) its spelling backwards
5. 5.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) south (b) east (c) west (d) north
6. 6.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) red (b) violet (c) indigo (d) blue
7. 7.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) April (b) March (c) January (d) February
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) AISAP (c) PAISA (d) APISA
9. 9.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a maths sum (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a long story
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) ENSW (c) ESWN (d) NESW
11. 11.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) adult (b) egg (c) pupa (d) larva
12. 12.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the planets (c) the oceans (d) the rainbow colours
13. 13.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) red (b) blue (c) yellow (d) violet
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, van, goat, tiger, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PVGTK (b) VGTKP (c) VPGTK (d) KTGVP
15. 15.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) a long poem (c) a drawing (d) first letters as a word
16. 16.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Asia (b) South America (c) Europe (d) Australia
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) AANSAEA (c) AEASNAA (d) ANSAEAA
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: lamp, vase, spoon, ball. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VSBL (b) LVSB (c) VLSB (d) BSVL
19. 19.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) ECCP (c) CEPC (d) ECPC
21. 21.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) adult (b) larva (c) egg (d) pupa
22. 22.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they are longer (c) they always rhyme (d) they need no learning
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, needle, spoon, radio, umpire. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NSRUT (b) URSNT (c) TNSRU (d) NTSRU
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, wallet, jeep, shoe. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WKJS (b) SJWK (c) WJSK (d) KWJS
25. 25.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, nest, sock, rose, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NTSRI (b) TNSRI (c) NSRIT (d) IRSNT
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, goat, cat, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GCWJ (b) JGCW (c) GJCW (d) WCGJ
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, watch, spoon, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WTSI (b) WSIT (c) TWSI (d) ISWT
29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) WSG (c) GWS (d) SWG
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, ice cream, frog, tent, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IFTLG (b) IGFTL (c) LTFIG (d) GIFTL
31. 31.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) February (b) March (c) January (d) April
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, jalebi, umbrella, guava, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JTUGO (b) OGUJT (c) TJUGO (d) JUGOT
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: urn, kite, pillow, cat, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RCPKU (b) KUPCR (c) KPCRU (d) UKPCR
34. 34.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) ELPA (c) LEPA (d) LPAE
35. 35.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Pacific (c) Atlantic (d) Southern
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, mirror, orange, coconut, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JCOMI (b) IMOCJ (c) MOCJI (d) MIOCJ
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: mirror, banana, cat, ice cream, owl. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MBCIO (b) BCIOM (c) OICBM (d) BMCIO
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, lamp, net, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ANLK (b) KLNA (c) LKNA (d) LNAK
39. 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) JFMA (c) FJMA (d) AMFJ
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, owl, ball, kettle, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GOBKU (b) UKBOG (c) OBKUG (d) OGBKU

Free memory techniques lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/memory-techniques-for-students