Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 270 · 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.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 4 (G) stand for? (a) yellow (b) green (c) violet (d) orange
2. 2.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) North America (b) Antarctica (c) Europe (d) South America
3. 3.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) green (b) yellow (c) indigo (d) blue
4. 4.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) first letters as a word (b) a type of number (c) a drawing (d) a long poem
5. 5.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a picture (c) a long story (d) a list in a fixed order
6. 6.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they need no learning (b) they always rhyme (c) they are longer (d) one word holds a list
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) MVEMJSUN (b) VMEMJSUN (c) VEMJSUNM (d) NUSJMEVM
8. 8.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the rainbow colours (c) the oceans (d) the months
9. 9.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) stem (b) root (c) flower (d) leaf
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, rope, net, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RNWV (b) RVNW (c) WNRV (d) VRNW
11. 11.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, urn, apple, ball, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SBAUG (b) UGABS (c) GUABS (d) UABSG
13. 13.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) egg (b) pupa (c) adult (d) larva
14. 14.🔤 “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
15. 15.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) January (b) February (c) April (d) March
16. 16.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) condensation (c) precipitation (d) collection
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) APISA (c) ASIAP (d) PAISA
18. 18.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) what each letter means (d) its colour
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: mirror, igloo, drum, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MIDS (b) SDIM (c) IDSM (d) IMDS
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) ECCP (c) CEPC (d) CPCE
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, mango, tiger, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PMTV (b) MPTV (c) VTMP (d) MTVP
22. 22.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) stem (b) root (c) leaf (d) flower
23. 23.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 4 (M) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Mars
24. 24.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
25. 25.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Mars
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, coconut, spoon, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CSNP (b) PCSN (c) CPSN (d) NSCP
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, spoon, violin, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SRVF (b) FVSR (c) RSVF (d) SVFR
28. 28.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) indigo (b) green (c) blue (d) yellow
29. 29.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Earth
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) IVBGYOR (c) VIBGYOR (d) ROYGBIV
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, flute, goat, inkpot, bucket. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FGIBD (b) BIGFD (c) FDGIB (d) DFGIB
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, glass, jug, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GIJT (b) IGJT (c) TJGI (d) GJTI
33. 33.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, candle, nest, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CJNI (b) INCJ (c) JCNI (d) CNIJ
35. 35.🔤 “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
36. 36.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) white (b) saffron (c) green
37. 37.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) SWG (c) WGS (d) WSG
38. 38.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 3 (N) stand for? (a) North America (b) Africa (c) Australia (d) Asia
39. 39.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) flower (b) stem (c) leaf (d) root
40. 40.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Southern (c) Arctic (d) Indian

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