Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 980 · 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.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its colour (b) what each letter means (c) its spelling backwards (d) nothing else
2. 2.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the oceans (c) the months (d) the planets
3. 3.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a long story (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a picture
4. 4.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) April (b) January (c) March (d) February
5. 5.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Neptune
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) AMFJ (c) JFMA (d) FMAJ
7. 7.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) flower (b) root (c) stem (d) leaf
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) ECCP (c) ECPC (d) CEPC
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) ESWN (c) WSEN (d) NESW
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, owl, lemon, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TLOD (b) OLTD (c) DOLT (d) ODLT
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) WSG (c) GWS (d) WGS
12. 12.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) flower (b) leaf (c) root (d) stem
13. 13.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they need no learning (b) they always rhyme (c) one word holds a list (d) they are longer
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAEA (d) ANSAEAA
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) MVEMJSUN (c) VEMJSUNM (d) VMEMJSUN
16. 16.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
17. 17.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) a long poem (c) a type of number (d) first letters as a word
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, watch, fan, duck, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WGFDS (b) SDFWG (c) WFDSG (d) GWFDS
19. 19.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Arctic (c) Atlantic (d) Pacific
20. 20.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) leaf (b) root (c) flower (d) stem
21. 21.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 8 (N) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
22. 22.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) condensation (b) precipitation (c) collection (d) evaporation
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, jeep, watch, banana, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JDWBK (b) JWBKD (c) DJWBK (d) KBWJD
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, radio, lemon, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WLRI (b) RLWI (c) RILW (d) IRLW
25. 25.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
26. 26.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Arctic (c) Indian (d) Southern
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, tiger, spoon, drum, parrot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TUSDP (b) PDSTU (c) UTSDP (d) TSDPU
28. 28.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Indian (c) Pacific (d) Atlantic
29. 29.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) Australia (b) Africa (c) Europe (d) Asia
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, ladder, net, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WNLT (b) TLNW (c) LNWT (d) LTNW
31. 31.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) orange (b) yellow (c) blue (d) violet
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: mirror, glass, cat, tomato, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GCTUM (b) GMCTU (c) UTCGM (d) MGCTU
33. 33.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) collection (b) evaporation (c) condensation (d) precipitation
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, guava, key, inkpot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IKGT (b) GTKI (c) GKIT (d) TGKI
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, ladder, jeep, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LSJM (b) MJLS (c) SLJM (d) LJMS
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, bucket, parrot, guava, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SBPGR (b) RGPBS (c) BSPGR (d) BPGRS
37. 37.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 4 (G) stand for? (a) red (b) blue (c) orange (d) green
38. 38.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Pacific (c) Indian (d) Arctic
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, cat, owl, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IOCS (b) COIS (c) CSOI (d) SCOI
40. 40.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Southern (c) Indian (d) Pacific

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