Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 249 · 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.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) green (b) white (c) saffron
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) AMFJ (c) FJMA (d) FMAJ
3. 3.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mars
4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) IBGYORV (c) VIBGYOR (d) IVBGYOR
5. 5.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) first letters as a word (c) a type of number (d) a drawing
6. 6.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) east (b) south (c) west (d) north
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: spoon, frog, inkpot, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FSIV (b) VIFS (c) FIVS (d) SFIV
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) ASIAP (c) PAISA (d) AISAP
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, net, key, vase, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NKVPC (b) CNKVP (c) NCKVP (d) PVKNC
10. 10.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a picture (c) a maths sum (d) a long story
11. 11.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the planets (c) the months (d) the rainbow colours
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) NESW (b) WSEN (c) ENSW (d) ESWN
13. 13.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) violet (b) indigo (c) yellow (d) green
14. 14.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) green (b) saffron (c) white
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) WGS (c) WSG (d) SWG
16. 16.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they are longer (c) they need no learning (d) they always rhyme
17. 17.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Pacific (c) Indian (d) Southern
18. 18.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) collection (b) evaporation (c) precipitation (d) condensation
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, ice cream, doll, van, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SIDVN (b) NVDIS (c) ISDVN (d) IDVNS
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, candle, flute, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KFCA (b) ACFK (c) CAFK (d) CFKA
21. 21.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) stem (b) flower (c) root (d) leaf
22. 22.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Venus
23. 23.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) pupa (b) egg (c) adult (d) larva
24. 24.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) larva (b) egg (c) pupa (d) adult
25. 25.🔤 “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
26. 26.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Arctic (c) Atlantic (d) Pacific
27. 27.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 4 (M) stand for? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Venus
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, van, umpire, parrot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VFUP (b) PUVF (c) FVUP (d) VUPF
29. 29.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its colour (b) what each letter means (c) its spelling backwards (d) nothing else
30. 30.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) larva (b) pupa (c) adult (d) egg
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, frog, cat, doll, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FRCDU (b) RFCDU (c) UDCFR (d) FCDUR
32. 32.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) Australia (b) Europe (c) Antarctica (d) Asia
33. 33.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Africa (b) Asia (c) Australia (d) Antarctica
34. 34.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Mars
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, radio, inkpot, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RIKA (b) ARIK (c) RAIK (d) KIRA
36. 36.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) flower (b) leaf (c) root (d) stem
37. 37.🔤 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
38. 38.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Africa (b) Asia (c) Australia (d) South America
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, coconut, fan, jalebi, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VJFCW (b) WCFJV (c) CFJVW (d) CWFJV
40. 40.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east

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