Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 124 · 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.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, owl, jalebi, doll, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OVJDK (b) KDJOV (c) OJDKV (d) VOJDK
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) WSEN (c) ESWN (d) NESW
3. 3.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the planets (c) the months (d) the oceans
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, lamp, van, nest, shoe. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LVNSO (b) SNVLO (c) LOVNS (d) OLVNS
5. 5.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a picture (c) a maths sum (d) a long story
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) VEMJSUNM (c) NUSJMEVM (d) MVEMJSUN
7. 7.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 7 (U) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
8. 8.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) what each letter means (d) nothing else
9. 9.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, frog, mirror, vase, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BFMVC (b) CVMFB (c) FBMVC (d) FMVCB
11. 11.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) root (b) stem (c) flower (d) leaf
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, lamp, jeep, kettle, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WKJLT (b) TLJKW (c) LTJKW (d) LJKWT
13. 13.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) a type of number (c) first letters as a word (d) a long poem
14. 14.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
15. 15.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 8 (N) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, vase, pillow, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CPVN (b) VNPC (c) VPCN (d) NVPC
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, umbrella, van, net, shoe. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DUVNS (b) SNVUD (c) UDVNS (d) UVNSD
18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) FJMA (c) FMAJ (d) AMFJ
19. 19.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) violet (b) blue (c) red (d) orange
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) GWS (c) WSG (d) SWG
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) CEPC (c) CPCE (d) ECCP
22. 22.🔤 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
23. 23.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they always rhyme (c) they need no learning (d) they are longer
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, pencil, apple, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PAWU (b) UPAW (c) WAPU (d) PUAW
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) ROYGBIV (c) VIBGYOR (d) IVBGYOR
26. 26.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) orange (b) violet (c) yellow (d) green
27. 27.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) egg (b) larva (c) adult (d) pupa
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, onion, ice cream, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BOIN (b) OINB (c) NIOB (d) OBIN
29. 29.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
30. 30.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) Asia (b) Europe (c) South America (d) North America
31. 31.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Neptune
32. 32.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) February (b) March (c) January (d) April
33. 33.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) adult (b) egg (c) larva (d) pupa
34. 34.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) root (b) flower (c) leaf (d) stem
35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAEA (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAAE (d) ANSAEAA
36. 36.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Pacific (c) Southern (d) Arctic
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, banana, goat, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PBGS (b) BPGS (c) SGBP (d) BGSP
38. 38.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) green (b) white (c) saffron
39. 39.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Saturn
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, watch, urn, cat, bucket. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KWUCB (b) WUCBK (c) BCUWK (d) WKUCB

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