Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 936 · 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.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) orange (b) blue (c) red (d) green
2. 2.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a long story (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a picture
3. 3.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) its colour (d) what each letter means
4. 4.🔤 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
5. 5.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) condensation (b) evaporation (c) collection (d) precipitation
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) ANSAEAA (c) AEASNAA (d) AANSAEA
7. 7.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) South America (b) Africa (c) Europe (d) Asia
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) FMAJ (c) FJMA (d) AMFJ
9. 9.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they are longer (c) they always rhyme (d) they need no learning
10. 10.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) adult (b) pupa (c) larva (d) egg
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, coconut, mango, whistle, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DWMCA (b) ACMWD (c) CMWDA (d) CAMWD
12. 12.🔤 “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
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, apple, umbrella, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SAUV (b) ASUV (c) VUAS (d) AUVS
14. 14.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) egg (b) larva (c) pupa (d) adult
15. 15.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 7 (U) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Earth
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) SWG (c) GWS (d) WGS
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) VIBGYOR (c) IBGYORV (d) ROYGBIV
18. 18.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) saffron (b) green (c) white
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, flute, key, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FKJW (b) FWKJ (c) WFKJ (d) JKFW
20. 20.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the planets (c) the months (d) the oceans
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) MVEMJSUN (b) VEMJSUNM (c) NUSJMEVM (d) VMEMJSUN
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, ant, violin, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PVAG (b) AVPG (c) GAVP (d) AGVP
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, fan, ant, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PFAG (b) FAGP (c) GAFP (d) FPAG
24. 24.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
25. 25.🔤 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
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, frog, kettle, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IKFA (b) FKIA (c) AFKI (d) FAKI
27. 27.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Southern (c) Arctic (d) Indian
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, net, pencil, candle, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NGPCW (b) WCPNG (c) GNPCW (d) NPCWG
29. 29.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) root (b) leaf (c) flower (d) stem
30. 30.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) stem (b) leaf (c) flower (d) root
31. 31.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
32. 32.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Antarctica (b) North America (c) South America (d) Europe
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, ball, mango, guava, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VGMBO (b) BOMGV (c) OBMGV (d) BMGVO
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: lamp, sock, frog, owl, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SLFOT (b) SFOTL (c) TOFSL (d) LSFOT
35. 35.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) March (b) February (c) January (d) April
36. 36.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, owl, sock, candle, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ACSOR (b) OSCAR (c) ROSCA (d) ORSCA
38. 38.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) collection (b) evaporation (c) precipitation (d) condensation
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, ball, fan, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PBFT (b) TFBP (c) BFTP (d) BPFT
40. 40.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north

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