Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 126 · 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.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Asia (b) Africa (c) Australia (d) Antarctica
2. 2.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) a long poem (c) first letters as a word (d) a type of number
3. 3.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) its colour (c) its spelling backwards (d) what each letter means
4. 4.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a picture (c) a maths sum (d) a list in a fixed order
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, spoon, jeep, banana, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SAJBU (b) UBJSA (c) ASJBU (d) SJBUA
6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, net, umbrella, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NUCM (b) CUNM (c) MNUC (d) NMUC
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) NUSJMEVM (c) VMEMJSUN (d) MVEMJSUN
8. 8.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) green (b) blue (c) violet (d) orange
9. 9.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
10. 10.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) adult (b) egg (c) pupa (d) larva
11. 11.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) one word holds a list (c) they need no learning (d) they always rhyme
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) PAISA (c) APISA (d) AISAP
13. 13.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, sock, duck, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SFDG (b) GDSF (c) SDGF (d) FSDG
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, mango, kettle, orange, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MRKOC (b) COKMR (c) MKOCR (d) RMKOC
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, parrot, jeep, nest, umpire. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PJNUK (b) PKJNU (c) KPJNU (d) UNJPK
17. 17.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) March (b) April (c) February (d) January
18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) ROYGBIV (c) IBGYORV (d) IVBGYOR
19. 19.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the planets (c) the months (d) the rainbow colours
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) SRLF (c) RSLF (d) SLFR
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) JFMA (c) FMAJ (d) FJMA
22. 22.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) orange (b) blue (c) indigo (d) violet
23. 23.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) condensation (b) precipitation (c) evaporation (d) collection
24. 24.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Atlantic (c) Arctic (d) Southern
25. 25.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Indian (c) Arctic (d) Atlantic
26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) ECPC (c) ECCP (d) CEPC
27. 27.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Earth
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, urn, violin, key, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OKVUW (b) UVKOW (c) WUVKO (d) UWVKO
29. 29.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) green (b) saffron (c) white
30. 30.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) root (b) leaf (c) stem (d) flower
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, tomato, jeep, apple, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OTJAD (b) DAJTO (c) TOJAD (d) TJADO
32. 32.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) indigo (b) violet (c) yellow (d) blue
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, ball, parrot, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BCPM (b) BPMC (c) MPBC (d) CBPM
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, umbrella, ball, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NUBC (b) CBUN (c) UBCN (d) UNBC
35. 35.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) South America (b) North America (c) Europe (d) Antarctica
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, key, jeep, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KVJD (b) DJKV (c) VKJD (d) KJDV
37. 37.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) white (b) saffron (c) green
38. 38.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 5 (Y) stand for? (a) red (b) violet (c) green (d) yellow
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, tiger, urn, bucket, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TKUBV (b) TUBVK (c) VBUTK (d) KTUBV
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, vase, rose, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VNRI (b) VRIN (c) IRVN (d) NVRI

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