Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 987 · 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.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the months (c) the oceans (d) the rainbow colours
2. 2.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they need no learning (b) they always rhyme (c) one word holds a list (d) they are longer
3. 3.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) its colour (c) nothing else (d) what each letter means
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, candle, igloo, parrot, nest. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CKIPN (b) NPICK (c) CIPNK (d) KCIPN
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, duck, ladder, net, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DGLNO (b) ONLDG (c) GDLNO (d) DLNOG
6. 6.🔤 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
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, goat, flute, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GFOP (b) PGFO (c) GPFO (d) OFGP
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) IBGYORV (c) IVBGYOR (d) VIBGYOR
9. 9.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) collection (b) condensation (c) evaporation (d) precipitation
10. 10.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) March (b) April (c) February (d) January
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, kite, owl, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) COKJ (b) KJOC (c) KOCJ (d) JKOC
12. 12.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a picture (c) a maths sum (d) a list in a fixed order
13. 13.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) first letters as a word (c) a long poem (d) a drawing
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, vase, parrot, kettle, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VGPKB (b) BKPVG (c) GVPKB (d) VPKBG
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, pencil, duck, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FPDA (b) ADPF (c) PFDA (d) PDAF
16. 16.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) condensation (b) precipitation (c) evaporation (d) collection
17. 17.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) ANSAEAA (c) AANSAEA (d) AEASNAA
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, owl, rope, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OBRI (b) IROB (c) BORI (d) ORIB
20. 20.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) red (b) yellow (c) violet (d) indigo
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, candle, pencil, orange, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WCPOI (b) CPOIW (c) CWPOI (d) IOPCW
22. 22.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 4 (M) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, tent, inkpot, bucket. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JTIB (b) TJIB (c) TIBJ (d) BITJ
24. 24.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) January (b) March (c) February (d) April
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) PAISA (c) APISA (d) AISAP
26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) JFMA (c) FJMA (d) AMFJ
27. 27.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 5 (Y) stand for? (a) yellow (b) indigo (c) violet (d) blue
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, watch, jeep, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OWJG (b) WOJG (c) GJWO (d) WJGO
29. 29.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Atlantic (c) Arctic (d) Pacific
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, candle, doll, needle, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KNDCR (b) CDNKR (c) CRDNK (d) RCDNK
31. 31.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) pupa (b) larva (c) adult (d) egg
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, onion, ball, jeep, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OBJNS (b) SOBJN (c) OSBJN (d) NJBOS
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) ELPA (b) LEPA (c) LPAE (d) APLE
34. 34.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 4 (G) stand for? (a) yellow (b) red (c) green (d) violet
35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) WSG (c) WGS (d) GWS
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, radio, jalebi, watch, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RNJWC (b) CWJRN (c) RJWCN (d) NRJWC
37. 37.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Uranus
38. 38.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 8 (N) stand for? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, bucket, net, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WBNI (b) BWNI (c) BNIW (d) INBW
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, jalebi, bucket, fan, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TJBFK (b) KFBJT (c) JBFKT (d) JTBFK

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