Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 2 · 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) they need no learning (b) they are longer (c) one word holds a list (d) they always rhyme
2. 2.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
3. 3.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) February (b) April (c) March (d) January
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, van, pillow, shoe. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VDPS (b) SPVD (c) DVPS (d) VPSD
5. 5.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its colour (b) what each letter means (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
6. 6.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the rainbow colours (c) the planets (d) the months
7. 7.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) collection (c) precipitation (d) condensation
8. 8.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 8 (N) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, vase, banana, whistle, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KWBVD (b) VBWKD (c) DVBWK (d) VDBWK
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, rope, guava, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ARGP (b) PGRA (c) RAGP (d) RGPA
11. 11.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Southern (c) Atlantic (d) Pacific
12. 12.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, van, kettle, sock, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VKSGJ (b) GSKVJ (c) VJKSG (d) JVKSG
14. 14.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a maths sum (d) a long story
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) PAISA (c) AISAP (d) APISA
16. 16.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
17. 17.🔤 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
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, violin, lemon, cat, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VTLCI (b) VLCIT (c) TVLCI (d) ICLVT
19. 19.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) a long poem (c) a drawing (d) first letters as a word
20. 20.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) stem (b) flower (c) root (d) leaf
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) ECCP (c) CEPC (d) ECPC
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, bucket, glass, sock, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TSGBP (b) BPGST (c) PBGST (d) BGSTP
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, frog, rose, monkey, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GMRFV (b) FVRMG (c) FRMGV (d) VFRMG
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AANSAAE (c) AANSAEA (d) AEASNAA
25. 25.🔤 “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
26. 26.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 3 (N) stand for? (a) Australia (b) South America (c) North America (d) Europe
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) RSLF (b) SRLF (c) FLSR (d) SLFR
28. 28.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Southern (c) Arctic (d) Pacific
29. 29.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) adult (b) pupa (c) egg (d) larva
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, spoon, guava, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SGTI (b) ISGT (c) TGSI (d) SIGT
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, coconut, pencil, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CPFW (b) FPCW (c) CWPF (d) WCPF
32. 32.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) flower (b) stem (c) root (d) leaf
33. 33.🔤 “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
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, drum, tent, glass, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VGTDC (b) DCTGV (c) DTGVC (d) CDTGV
35. 35.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) pupa (b) adult (c) larva (d) egg
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: mirror, coconut, onion, key, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CMOKV (b) COKVM (c) VKOCM (d) MCOKV
37. 37.🔤 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
38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) FJMA (c) JFMA (d) AMFJ
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, igloo, bucket, tent, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IBTNA (b) NTBIA (c) AIBTN (d) IABTN
40. 40.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Europe (b) Antarctica (c) South America (d) North America

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