Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 939 · 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 drawing (b) first letters as a word (c) a long poem (d) a type of number
2. 2.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Pacific (c) Atlantic (d) Arctic
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) SRLF (c) RSLF (d) SLFR
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, rope, ice cream, onion, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RFIOU (b) FRIOU (c) UOIRF (d) RIOUF
5. 5.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) green (b) saffron (c) white
6. 6.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
7. 7.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) January (b) March (c) February (d) April
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) AISAP (c) ASIAP (d) PAISA
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) AMFJ (c) JFMA (d) FMAJ
10. 10.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) red (b) green (c) blue (d) indigo
11. 11.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) white (b) green (c) saffron
12. 12.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Southern (c) Atlantic (d) Pacific
13. 13.🔤 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
14. 14.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) collection (c) precipitation (d) condensation
15. 15.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they are longer (c) they always rhyme (d) they need no learning
16. 16.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) April (b) February (c) January (d) March
17. 17.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the oceans (c) the months (d) the rainbow colours
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, lamp, violin, needle, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CLVNJ (b) LVNJC (c) JNVLC (d) LCVNJ
19. 19.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Venus
20. 20.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) indigo (b) violet (c) yellow (d) green
21. 21.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Indian (c) Pacific (d) Atlantic
22. 22.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) condensation (b) evaporation (c) precipitation (d) collection
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) IVBGYOR (c) ROYGBIV (d) VIBGYOR
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, ladder, banana, cat, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LPBCV (b) LBCVP (c) PLBCV (d) VCBLP
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, flute, ice cream, goat, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RFIGV (b) FRIGV (c) VGIFR (d) FIGVR
26. 26.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) collection (b) condensation (c) precipitation (d) evaporation
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, violin, banana, sock, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RSBVI (b) IVBSR (c) VBSRI (d) VIBSR
28. 28.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 7 (A) stand for? (a) South America (b) Africa (c) Asia (d) Australia
29. 29.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) egg (b) pupa (c) adult (d) larva
30. 30.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a long story (c) a maths sum (d) a picture
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, jalebi, pencil, drum, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JPDVC (b) VDPJC (c) CJPDV (d) JCPDV
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, doll, goat, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DKGF (b) FGDK (c) KDGF (d) DGFK
33. 33.🔤 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) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAAE
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, tomato, banana, urn. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TBUA (b) TABU (c) ATBU (d) UBTA
35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) WSG (c) WGS (d) SWG
36. 36.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) ECPC (c) CEPC (d) ECCP
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, tiger, umbrella, duck, nest. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TUDNL (b) TLUDN (c) LTUDN (d) NDUTL
38. 38.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 7 (U) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, onion, radio, ball, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ORBPC (b) PBROC (c) OCRBP (d) CORBP
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, ladder, tomato, urn. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LTUB (b) BLTU (c) LBTU (d) UTLB

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