Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 26 · 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 are longer (b) one word holds a list (c) they always rhyme (d) they need no learning
2. 2.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) red (b) violet (c) yellow (d) green
3. 3.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) yellow (b) violet (c) red (d) blue
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, ice cream, fan, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VFIU (b) IFVU (c) UIFV (d) IUFV
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) FMAJ (c) AMFJ (d) FJMA
6. 6.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Europe (b) Australia (c) South America (d) North America
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) ELPA (c) LPAE (d) LEPA
8. 8.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Saturn
9. 9.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) a long poem (c) first letters as a word (d) a drawing
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, pencil, candle, kite, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) POCKJ (b) JKCPO (c) PCKJO (d) OPCKJ
11. 11.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a picture (c) a long story (d) a list in a fixed order
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, umpire, key, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UKIO (b) UOKI (c) IKUO (d) OUKI
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) MVEMJSUN (c) VEMJSUNM (d) VMEMJSUN
14. 14.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Southern (c) Atlantic (d) Pacific
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, umpire, pillow, banana, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UCPBI (b) CUPBI (c) UPBIC (d) IBPUC
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, sock, rose, ant, urn. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OSRAU (b) SRAUO (c) SORAU (d) UARSO
17. 17.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the rainbow colours (c) the planets (d) the oceans
18. 18.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) south (b) north (c) east (d) west
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, glass, tiger, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GTMK (b) KGTM (c) GKTM (d) MTGK
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, rose, net, parrot, jeep. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RNPJA (b) ARNPJ (c) JPNRA (d) RANPJ
21. 21.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) its colour (c) nothing else (d) what each letter means
22. 22.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) stem (b) flower (c) leaf (d) root
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, owl, flute, jalebi, lamp. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KOFJL (b) OKFJL (c) OFJLK (d) LJFOK
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, mirror, drum, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MDRP (b) MPDR (c) RDMP (d) PMDR
25. 25.🔤 “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
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, key, duck, fan, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KJDFM (b) MFDKJ (c) KDFMJ (d) JKDFM
27. 27.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) Asia (b) Europe (c) North America (d) Antarctica
28. 28.🔤 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
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, whistle, monkey, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GMWF (b) FWMG (c) WFMG (d) WMGF
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) APISA (c) AISAP (d) PAISA
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, apple, spoon, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NASM (b) ANSM (c) MSAN (d) ASMN
32. 32.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) larva (b) egg (c) adult (d) pupa
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, candle, ant, vase, umpire. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CJAVU (b) UVACJ (c) CAVUJ (d) JCAVU
34. 34.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) evaporation (c) collection (d) condensation
35. 35.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Mars
36. 36.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 7 (U) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
37. 37.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) condensation (b) precipitation (c) collection (d) evaporation
38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) WGS (c) WSG (d) GWS
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, inkpot, fan, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IFJW (b) IWFJ (c) WIFJ (d) JFIW
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: spoon, umbrella, jug, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) USJI (b) UJIS (c) SUJI (d) IJUS

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