Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 986 · 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) a long poem (c) a type of number (d) first letters as a word
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) IBGYORV (c) VIBGYOR (d) IVBGYOR
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) RSLF (b) SLFR (c) FLSR (d) SRLF
4. 4.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 7 (A) stand for? (a) North America (b) Africa (c) Australia (d) Asia
5. 5.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) its spelling backwards (c) its colour (d) nothing else
6. 6.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) condensation (b) collection (c) evaporation (d) precipitation
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, umpire, whistle, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UWLK (b) UKWL (c) LWUK (d) KUWL
8. 8.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the rainbow colours (c) the planets (d) the months
9. 9.🔤 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
10. 10.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) January (b) February (c) April (d) March
11. 11.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they always rhyme (c) they need no learning (d) one word holds a list
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, pillow, mango, drum, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PIMDC (b) CDMPI (c) PMDCI (d) IPMDC
13. 13.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) egg (b) pupa (c) larva (d) adult
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) CPCE (c) ECPC (d) CEPC
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) JFMA (c) FMAJ (d) FJMA
16. 16.🔤 “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
17. 17.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a picture (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a long story
18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) WGS (c) GWS (d) WSG
19. 19.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, mango, bucket, nest, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TNBMS (b) MBNTS (c) MSBNT (d) SMBNT
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) LEPA (c) APLE (d) ELPA
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, ball, candle, ice cream, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BLCIJ (b) BCIJL (c) JICBL (d) LBCIJ
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) MVEMJSUN (b) VMEMJSUN (c) VEMJSUNM (d) NUSJMEVM
24. 24.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
25. 25.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) flower (b) root (c) leaf (d) stem
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, flute, candle, jalebi, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FCJIO (b) FOCJI (c) OFCJI (d) IJCFO
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, van, lamp, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ALVS (b) VLAS (c) VSLA (d) SVLA
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, spoon, mango, duck, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SMDIO (b) IDMSO (c) OSMDI (d) SOMDI
29. 29.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) adult (b) pupa (c) egg (d) larva
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) PAISA (b) ASIAP (c) APISA (d) AISAP
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, tomato, needle, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TWNV (b) VNTW (c) TNVW (d) WTNV
32. 32.🔤 “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
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, duck, orange, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GDOT (b) DGOT (c) DOTG (d) TODG
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, radio, jug, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CJRA (b) ARJC (c) RJCA (d) RAJC
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, parrot, apple, mango, lamp. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PAMLC (b) LMAPC (c) PCAML (d) CPAML
36. 36.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) WSEN (c) NESW (d) ESWN
37. 37.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) indigo (b) violet (c) orange (d) blue
38. 38.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 7 (U) stand for? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Uranus
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, goat, van, ant, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GVAWK (b) WAVGK (c) KGVAW (d) GKVAW
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, flute, ball, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KFBO (b) FKBO (c) FBOK (d) OBFK

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