Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 977 · 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.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they always rhyme (c) they need no learning (d) one word holds a list
2. 2.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) larva (b) pupa (c) egg (d) adult
3. 3.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Pacific (c) Arctic (d) Indian
4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) SLFR (c) RSLF (d) FLSR
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) WSG (c) SWG (d) GWS
6. 6.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) condensation (b) collection (c) precipitation (d) evaporation
7. 7.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) its colour (c) its spelling backwards (d) nothing else
8. 8.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a maths sum (c) a picture (d) a list in a fixed order
9. 9.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the rainbow colours (c) the planets (d) the oceans
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: ladder, jalebi, violin, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DVJL (b) LJVD (c) JLVD (d) JVDL
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, mango, radio, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MARO (b) MROA (c) ORMA (d) AMRO
12. 12.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) first letters as a word (b) a drawing (c) a long poem (d) a type of number
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) JFMA (c) AMFJ (d) FJMA
14. 14.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Arctic (c) Indian (d) Atlantic
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) IVBGYOR (c) IBGYORV (d) ROYGBIV
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, apple, umpire, bucket, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GAUBV (b) AUBVG (c) VBUAG (d) AGUBV
17. 17.🔤 “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
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, needle, sock, coconut, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NSCPU (b) UNSCP (c) PCSNU (d) NUSCP
19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) ESWN (c) NESW (d) WSEN
20. 20.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) stem (b) root (c) flower (d) leaf
21. 21.🔤 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) AANSAAE (d) ANSAEAA
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, jeep, urn, drum, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CDUJI (b) IJUDC (c) JUDCI (d) JIUDC
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, van, sock, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VSGC (b) GSVC (c) CVSG (d) VCSG
24. 24.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) root (b) flower (c) leaf (d) stem
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, inkpot, needle, tomato, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SINTF (b) INTFS (c) FTNIS (d) ISNTF
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, igloo, lemon, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ILGF (b) GLIF (c) IFLG (d) FILG
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) ELPA (c) LPAE (d) APLE
28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) ASIAP (c) PAISA (d) APISA
29. 29.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) precipitation (c) condensation (d) collection
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, lemon, ball, duck, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WDBLA (b) LBDWA (c) ALBDW (d) LABDW
31. 31.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) pupa (b) adult (c) egg (d) larva
32. 32.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Atlantic (c) Pacific (d) Southern
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) ECCP (c) CEPC (d) CPCE
34. 34.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) north (b) south (c) west (d) east
35. 35.🔤 “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
36. 36.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Europe (b) South America (c) Antarctica (d) Australia
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, violin, radio, owl. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VGRO (b) GVRO (c) VROG (d) ORVG
38. 38.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) April (b) March (c) February (d) January
39. 39.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) blue (b) orange (c) violet (d) green
40. 40.🔤 “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

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