Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 975 · 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) first letters as a word (b) a drawing (c) a type of number (d) a long poem
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) VIBGYOR (c) IVBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
3. 3.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they always rhyme (c) they are longer (d) they need no learning
4. 4.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) April (b) January (c) February (d) March
5. 5.🔤 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
6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, coconut, watch, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CVWO (b) VCWO (c) CWOV (d) OWCV
7. 7.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a long story (c) a maths sum (d) a list in a fixed order
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, tent, watch, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TPWF (b) FWTP (c) TWFP (d) PTWF
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, kettle, cat, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KFCU (b) FKCU (c) UCKF (d) KCUF
10. 10.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) green (b) white (c) saffron
11. 11.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the months (c) the oceans (d) the rainbow colours
12. 12.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) red (b) violet (c) orange (d) blue
13. 13.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) what each letter means (d) its colour
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, tomato, rose, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TKRB (b) KTRB (c) BRTK (d) TRBK
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, jug, rose, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KRJW (b) JRKW (c) JWRK (d) WJRK
16. 16.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
17. 17.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) flower (b) leaf (c) root (d) stem
18. 18.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) collection (b) evaporation (c) precipitation (d) condensation
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, tent, mango, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TLMD (b) TMDL (c) LTMD (d) DMTL
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) VEMJSUNM (c) MVEMJSUN (d) NUSJMEVM
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, net, rope, watch, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) INRWD (b) NRWDI (c) DWRNI (d) NIRWD
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, cat, duck, vase, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CDVPB (b) CBDVP (c) BCDVP (d) PVDCB
23. 23.🔤 “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
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) RSLF (c) FLSR (d) SRLF
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) ECPC (c) CEPC (d) CPCE
26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) AMFJ (c) FJMA (d) FMAJ
27. 27.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
28. 28.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 8 (N) stand for? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) NESW (c) ENSW (d) ESWN
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, needle, orange, ball. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NOBM (b) NMOB (c) MNOB (d) BONM
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) PAISA (b) ASIAP (c) AISAP (d) APISA
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, candle, watch, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NCWI (b) CNWI (c) CWIN (d) IWCN
33. 33.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Atlantic (c) Pacific (d) Indian
34. 34.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) larva (b) egg (c) adult (d) pupa
35. 35.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Saturn
36. 36.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 3 (N) stand for? (a) Europe (b) Antarctica (c) Asia (d) North America
37. 37.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 7 (A) stand for? (a) South America (b) Australia (c) Africa (d) Asia
38. 38.🔤 “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
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, van, onion, anchor, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VFOAR (b) RAOVF (c) VOARF (d) FVOAR
40. 40.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) west (b) north (c) south (d) east

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