Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 340 · 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) they need no learning (c) one word holds a list (d) they always rhyme
2. 2.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) larva (b) adult (c) egg (d) pupa
3. 3.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a maths sum (d) a picture
4. 4.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) nothing else (c) its colour (d) its spelling backwards
5. 5.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) February (b) April (c) January (d) March
6. 6.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) a long poem (c) a type of number (d) first letters as a word
7. 7.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the planets (c) the oceans (d) the months
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, watch, key, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WKAB (b) BWKA (c) WBKA (d) AKWB
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) ESWN (c) ENSW (d) NESW
10. 10.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Arctic (c) Atlantic (d) Indian
11. 11.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) root (b) stem (c) leaf (d) flower
12. 12.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Africa (b) Australia (c) South America (d) Asia
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) VEMJSUNM (c) NUSJMEVM (d) MVEMJSUN
14. 14.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) flower (b) root (c) leaf (d) stem
15. 15.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) precipitation (c) collection (d) condensation
16. 16.🔤 “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
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) LPAE (c) ELPA (d) APLE
18. 18.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) indigo (b) yellow (c) blue (d) orange
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, monkey, banana, anchor, urn. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MJBAU (b) UABMJ (c) MBAUJ (d) JMBAU
20. 20.🔤 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) AANSAEA (d) ANSAEAA
21. 21.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) flower (b) leaf (c) root (d) stem
22. 22.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) February (b) March (c) April (d) January
23. 23.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 7 (U) stand for? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
24. 24.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 4 (M) stand for? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Neptune
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, ice cream, tiger, nest. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WITN (b) NTIW (c) ITNW (d) IWTN
26. 26.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 5 (Y) stand for? (a) green (b) orange (c) violet (d) yellow
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, sock, coconut, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ASCD (b) SACD (c) SCDA (d) DCSA
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: mirror, banana, owl, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BORM (b) BMOR (c) ROBM (d) MBOR
29. 29.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) South America (b) Asia (c) Australia (d) Africa
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, van, guava, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SVGK (b) VGKS (c) VSGK (d) KGVS
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, wallet, rose, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MRWV (b) VWRM (c) WRMV (d) WVRM
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, drum, guava, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VGDI (b) DGVI (c) DIGV (d) IDGV
33. 33.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) saffron (b) green (c) white
34. 34.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Europe (b) Australia (c) Antarctica (d) Asia
35. 35.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 3 (N) stand for? (a) Antarctica (b) North America (c) South America (d) Asia
36. 36.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) February (b) April (c) March (d) January
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, lamp, nest, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LNTR (b) LRNT (c) TNLR (d) RLNT
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, ball, tent, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ABTR (b) BTRA (c) RTBA (d) BATR
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, jalebi, umbrella, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RUJP (b) JPUR (c) PJUR (d) JURP
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, spoon, jug, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SJVW (b) SWJV (c) WSJV (d) VJSW

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