Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 250 · 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.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
2. 2.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) what each letter means (d) its colour
3. 3.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the oceans (c) the planets (d) the rainbow colours
4. 4.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) egg (b) adult (c) pupa (d) larva
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) ROYGBIV (c) IVBGYOR (d) VIBGYOR
6. 6.🔤 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) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAAE
7. 7.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Indian (c) Southern (d) Pacific
8. 8.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) egg (b) adult (c) larva (d) pupa
9. 9.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mars
10. 10.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they need no learning (b) one word holds a list (c) they are longer (d) they always rhyme
11. 11.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 5 (Y) stand for? (a) blue (b) violet (c) red (d) yellow
12. 12.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
13. 13.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) green (b) white (c) saffron
14. 14.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a long story (c) a maths sum (d) a list in a fixed order
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) NESW (c) WSEN (d) ENSW
16. 16.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) a type of number (c) first letters as a word (d) a long poem
17. 17.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) April (b) March (c) February (d) January
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, parrot, vase, lamp, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PVLSJ (b) JPVLS (c) SLVPJ (d) PJVLS
19. 19.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) North America (b) South America (c) Antarctica (d) Asia
20. 20.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Arctic (c) Southern (d) Pacific
21. 21.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) March (b) January (c) February (d) April
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, tent, duck, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TVDB (b) TDBV (c) VTDB (d) BDTV
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, watch, banana, guava, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WBGKN (b) KGBWN (c) NWBGK (d) WNBGK
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, kite, ball, nest, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KTBND (b) TKBND (c) DNBKT (d) KBNDT
25. 25.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) condensation (c) collection (d) evaporation
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, kettle, rope, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IKRD (b) DRKI (c) KIRD (d) KRDI
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, anchor, banana, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FBAJ (b) AJBF (c) ABFJ (d) JABF
28. 28.🔤 “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
29. 29.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
30. 30.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) orange (b) blue (c) green (d) red
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) APLE (c) ELPA (d) LEPA
32. 32.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 7 (A) stand for? (a) Africa (b) South America (c) Asia (d) Australia
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) APISA (c) AISAP (d) PAISA
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, ant, mango, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GAMW (b) AMWG (c) AGMW (d) WMAG
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, net, kite, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LKNA (b) NKLA (c) NAKL (d) ANKL
36. 36.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) FMAJ (c) FJMA (d) AMFJ
37. 37.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) blue (b) orange (c) violet (d) indigo
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, umpire, vase, tomato, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SUVTM (b) USVTM (c) MTVUS (d) UVTMS
39. 39.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) February (b) April (c) January (d) March
40. 40.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 7 (U) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Mercury

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