Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 307 · 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.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) a drawing (c) first letters as a word (d) a type of number
2. 2.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) yellow (b) indigo (c) blue (d) red
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) ROYGBIV (c) IBGYORV (d) VIBGYOR
4. 4.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) white (b) saffron (c) green
5. 5.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a maths sum (c) a long story (d) a list in a fixed order
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) MVEMJSUN (c) VMEMJSUN (d) NUSJMEVM
7. 7.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) what each letter means (d) its colour
8. 8.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Atlantic (c) Indian (d) Arctic
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) CPCE (c) ECCP (d) CEPC
10. 10.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Arctic (c) Indian (d) Pacific
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) APLE (c) LEPA (d) ELPA
12. 12.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) larva (b) egg (c) pupa (d) adult
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, mirror, kite, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BKMI (b) MIKB (c) MKBI (d) IMKB
14. 14.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Earth
15. 15.🔤 “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
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, goat, key, onion, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DGKOT (b) GDKOT (c) GKOTD (d) TOKGD
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) FLSR (c) SLFR (d) RSLF
18. 18.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Venus
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, jalebi, goat, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JDGV (b) DJGV (c) VGJD (d) JGVD
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, candle, jug, urn. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UJCV (b) VCJU (c) CVJU (d) CJUV
21. 21.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) March (b) February (c) April (d) January
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, jug, banana, inkpot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JPBI (b) JBIP (c) IBJP (d) PJBI
23. 23.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) pupa (b) egg (c) larva (d) adult
24. 24.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they need no learning (c) they always rhyme (d) they are longer
25. 25.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the planets (c) the oceans (d) the months
26. 26.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) larva (b) pupa (c) egg (d) adult
27. 27.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
28. 28.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mars
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, drum, rose, owl. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DROJ (b) ORDJ (c) JDRO (d) DJRO
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, glass, parrot, jug, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NJPGW (b) GWPJN (c) WGPJN (d) GPJNW
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, ant, drum, umpire, ball. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ADUBN (b) BUDAN (c) ANDUB (d) NADUB
32. 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) WGS (c) SWG (d) GWS
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, pencil, jeep, umbrella, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CUJPO (b) POJUC (c) OPJUC (d) PJUCO
34. 34.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 4 (M) stand for? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Venus
35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) NESW (b) WSEN (c) ESWN (d) ENSW
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, owl, guava, jeep, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ONGJT (b) OGJTN (c) NOGJT (d) TJGON
37. 37.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) evaporation (c) collection (d) condensation
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, drum, ant, umbrella, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DAUVG (b) VUADG (c) DGAUV (d) GDAUV
39. 39.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
40. 40.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) root (b) stem (c) flower (d) leaf

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