Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 992 · 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) one word holds a list (b) they are longer (c) they always rhyme (d) they need no learning
2. 2.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) a drawing (c) a type of number (d) first letters as a word
3. 3.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Indian (c) Pacific (d) Atlantic
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, frog, rope, tomato, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FRTCV (b) FVRTC (c) VFRTC (d) CTRFV
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, lemon, key, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VLKI (b) IKLV (c) LKIV (d) LVKI
6. 6.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its colour (b) nothing else (c) its spelling backwards (d) what each letter means
7. 7.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Australia (b) Africa (c) Antarctica (d) Asia
8. 8.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the planets (c) the months (d) the oceans
9. 9.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) February (b) April (c) March (d) January
10. 10.🔤 “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
11. 11.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) condensation (c) collection (d) precipitation
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) SRLF (c) RSLF (d) FLSR
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, spoon, igloo, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SPIF (b) SIFP (c) FISP (d) PSIF
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, onion, rose, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NROG (b) ORNG (c) GORN (d) OGRN
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: ball, umpire, fan, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UBFG (b) GFUB (c) UFGB (d) BUFG
16. 16.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) green (b) indigo (c) blue (d) red
17. 17.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) stem (b) leaf (c) flower (d) root
18. 18.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) green (b) orange (c) violet (d) red
19. 19.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a long story (d) a picture
20. 20.🔤 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
21. 21.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, anchor, frog, umpire, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AMFUL (b) MAFUL (c) LUFAM (d) AFULM
23. 23.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Indian (c) Arctic (d) Atlantic
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, onion, key, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JKOM (b) MOKJ (c) OKJM (d) OMKJ
25. 25.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) white (b) saffron (c) green
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, orange, guava, kettle, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OGKTP (b) OPGKT (c) POGKT (d) TKGOP
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) PAISA (c) ASIAP (d) AISAP
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, kite, monkey, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KVMA (b) VKMA (c) KMAV (d) AMKV
29. 29.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) condensation (c) evaporation (d) collection
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, jug, fan, spoon, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JIFSW (b) WSFJI (c) JFSWI (d) IJFSW
31. 31.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 7 (A) stand for? (a) North America (b) Asia (c) South America (d) Australia
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, drum, banana, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VDBR (b) RBDV (c) DVBR (d) DBRV
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) NESW (b) ESWN (c) ENSW (d) WSEN
34. 34.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Pacific (c) Atlantic (d) Southern
35. 35.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) white (b) saffron (c) green
36. 36.🔤 “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
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, violin, ice cream, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SIVO (b) VISO (c) OVIS (d) VOIS
38. 38.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 5 (Y) stand for? (a) orange (b) blue (c) green (d) yellow
39. 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) MVEMJSUN (c) VEMJSUNM (d) NUSJMEVM
40. 40.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) March (b) February (c) January (d) April

Free memory techniques lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/memory-techniques-for-students