Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 972 · 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.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a long story (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a maths sum
2. 2.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, jeep, van, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BJVA (b) JBVA (c) AVJB (d) JVAB
4. 4.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) its colour (d) what each letter means
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, ball, parrot, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BNPM (b) NBPM (c) MPBN (d) BPMN
6. 6.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Venus
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, jeep, duck, monkey, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BMDJO (b) JDMBO (c) JODMB (d) OJDMB
8. 8.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) they need no learning (c) one word holds a list (d) they are longer
9. 9.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 5 (Y) stand for? (a) blue (b) orange (c) indigo (d) yellow
10. 10.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
11. 11.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) first letters as a word (c) a long poem (d) a type of number
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, violin, banana, coconut, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PCBVD (b) DVBCP (c) VDBCP (d) VBCPD
13. 13.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) orange (b) blue (c) indigo (d) yellow
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, rose, banana, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KRBU (b) RKBU (c) RBUK (d) UBRK
15. 15.🔤 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
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) GWS (c) SWG (d) WSG
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, cat, umpire, bucket. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BUCF (b) FCUB (c) CUBF (d) CFUB
18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) RSLF (c) FLSR (d) SLFR
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, owl, kettle, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OKWC (b) COKW (c) OCKW (d) WKOC
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) ROYGBIV (c) VIBGYOR (d) IVBGYOR
21. 21.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) orange (b) indigo (c) yellow (d) blue
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, kettle, drum, onion, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FKDOG (b) GODKF (c) KFDOG (d) KDOGF
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, cat, fan, guava, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CFGTV (b) TGFCV (c) VCFGT (d) CVFGT
24. 24.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Southern (c) Arctic (d) Indian
25. 25.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the rainbow colours (c) the oceans (d) the months
26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) ANSAEAA (c) AANSAEA (d) AANSAAE
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) VEMJSUNM (c) VMEMJSUN (d) MVEMJSUN
28. 28.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Arctic (c) Southern (d) Atlantic
29. 29.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) white (b) green (c) saffron
30. 30.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) collection (c) evaporation (d) condensation
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) APLE (c) ELPA (d) LPAE
32. 32.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) stem (b) flower (c) root (d) leaf
33. 33.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) green (b) saffron (c) white
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, kite, parrot, violin, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GKPVN (b) NVPKG (c) KPVNG (d) KGPVN
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, apple, pillow, ball, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AOPBN (b) OAPBN (c) APBNO (d) NBPAO
36. 36.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) January (b) February (c) April (d) March
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, lamp, onion, ball. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LROB (b) BOLR (c) RLOB (d) LOBR
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, vase, ladder, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VLTD (b) DVLT (c) TLVD (d) VDLT
39. 39.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) larva (b) adult (c) pupa (d) egg
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, frog, glass, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FAGR (b) FGRA (c) AFGR (d) RGFA

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