Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 271 · 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.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) pupa (b) larva (c) egg (d) adult
2. 2.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) orange (b) violet (c) indigo (d) red
3. 3.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a maths sum (c) a picture (d) a list in a fixed order
4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) AEASNAA (c) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAEA
5. 5.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
6. 6.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Atlantic (c) Arctic (d) Indian
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: monkey, frog, jeep, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PJFM (b) FMJP (c) FJPM (d) MFJP
8. 8.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) yellow (b) violet (c) indigo (d) green
9. 9.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) first letters as a word (b) a long poem (c) a drawing (d) a type of number
10. 10.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they need no learning (c) they always rhyme (d) one word holds a list
11. 11.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 5 (Y) stand for? (a) violet (b) blue (c) orange (d) yellow
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, duck, guava, rose, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DFGRM (b) DGRMF (c) MRGDF (d) FDGRM
13. 13.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) what each letter means (c) its colour (d) nothing else
14. 14.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Asia (b) Antarctica (c) Australia (d) Africa
15. 15.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) saffron (b) green (c) white
16. 16.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Southern (c) Arctic (d) Pacific
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, goat, umbrella, tent, shoe. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GUTSI (b) IGUTS (c) GIUTS (d) STUGI
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, lamp, igloo, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FILT (b) LIFT (c) LTIF (d) TLIF
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, parrot, ant, whistle, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FWAPD (b) PDAWF (c) PAWFD (d) DPAWF
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, net, wallet, monkey, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GMWNF (b) FNWMG (c) NWMGF (d) NFWMG
21. 21.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) precipitation (c) condensation (d) collection
22. 22.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) saffron (b) green (c) white
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) NUSJMEVM (c) MVEMJSUN (d) VMEMJSUN
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) CPCE (c) ECPC (d) CEPC
25. 25.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Indian (c) Pacific (d) Atlantic
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, ice cream, rope, glass, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PGRIF (b) IFRGP (c) IRGPF (d) FIRGP
27. 27.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) violet (b) red (c) green (d) blue
28. 28.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) stem (b) root (c) flower (d) leaf
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, rose, ball, coconut, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FRBCS (b) RFBCS (c) RBCSF (d) SCBRF
30. 30.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: spoon, banana, ant, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GABS (b) BAGS (c) BSAG (d) SBAG
32. 32.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the rainbow colours (c) the oceans (d) the months
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) WSEN (c) ENSW (d) NESW
34. 34.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) ROYGBIV (c) IBGYORV (d) IVBGYOR
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, nest, bucket, urn, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NBUDI (b) NIBUD (c) DUBNI (d) INBUD
36. 36.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mercury
37. 37.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) Europe (b) South America (c) Africa (d) Australia
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, wallet, key, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SWKT (b) WKTS (c) WSKT (d) TKWS
39. 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) WGS (c) GWS (d) SWG
40. 40.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Pacific (c) Atlantic (d) Southern

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