Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 372 · 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) one word holds a list (b) they always rhyme (c) they need no learning (d) they are longer
2. 2.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the rainbow colours (c) the months (d) the oceans
3. 3.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Atlantic (c) Indian (d) Pacific
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, fan, pencil, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DPFW (b) FPDW (c) FWPD (d) WFPD
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, net, radio, parrot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NWRP (b) PRNW (c) NRPW (d) WNRP
6. 6.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) its colour (d) what each letter means
7. 7.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) white (b) green (c) saffron
8. 8.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) evaporation (c) collection (d) condensation
9. 9.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a maths sum (c) a long story (d) a list in a fixed order
10. 10.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Atlantic (c) Pacific (d) Arctic
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) LPAE (c) APLE (d) ELPA
12. 12.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) white (b) saffron (c) green
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, fan, umpire, jalebi, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BJUFG (b) FGUJB (c) FUJBG (d) GFUJB
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, jeep, doll, fan, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JCDFG (b) JDFGC (c) GFDJC (d) CJDFG
15. 15.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) root (b) leaf (c) stem (d) flower
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, kite, umpire, monkey, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KDUMA (b) AMUKD (c) DKUMA (d) KUMAD
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAAE (d) AANSAEA
18. 18.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Neptune
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, jeep, watch, key, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CKWJI (b) IJWKC (c) JIWKC (d) JWKCI
20. 20.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Africa (b) South America (c) Antarctica (d) Australia
21. 21.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) a long poem (c) first letters as a word (d) a drawing
22. 22.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) pupa (b) larva (c) adult (d) egg
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) GWS (c) WGS (d) SWG
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) JFMA (c) AMFJ (d) FJMA
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) PAISA (b) AISAP (c) APISA (d) ASIAP
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, coconut, nest, fan, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SCNFJ (b) CNFJS (c) JFNCS (d) CSNFJ
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, fan, guava, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IFGD (b) DGFI (c) FGDI (d) FIGD
28. 28.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) collection (b) precipitation (c) condensation (d) evaporation
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, whistle, candle, umbrella, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DWCUK (b) WCUKD (c) WDCUK (d) KUCWD
30. 30.🔤 “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
31. 31.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Australia (b) Africa (c) South America (d) Antarctica
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, tent, onion, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AOTN (b) TNOA (c) TOAN (d) NTOA
33. 33.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) January (b) February (c) March (d) April
34. 34.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) March (b) April (c) January (d) February
35. 35.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) indigo (b) green (c) red (d) blue
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, pillow, wallet, onion, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DPWOF (b) PWOFD (c) PDWOF (d) FOWPD
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, candle, drum, van, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PVDCA (b) CDVPA (c) CADVP (d) ACDVP
38. 38.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 4 (G) stand for? (a) green (b) red (c) violet (d) orange
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, violin, candle, lemon, nest. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VCLNJ (b) NLCVJ (c) JVCLN (d) VJCLN
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: monkey, ball, jeep, drum, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BMJDT (b) TDJBM (c) BJDTM (d) MBJDT

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