Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 381 · 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 type of number (b) first letters as a word (c) a long poem (d) a drawing
2. 2.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
3. 3.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Pacific (c) Indian (d) Arctic
4. 4.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they need no learning (b) they are longer (c) one word holds a list (d) they always rhyme
5. 5.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) March (b) January (c) February (d) April
6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, igloo, jalebi, pencil, umpire. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IJPUF (b) IFJPU (c) UPJIF (d) FIJPU
7. 7.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) its colour (c) nothing else (d) what each letter means
8. 8.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) yellow (b) indigo (c) orange (d) red
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, onion, wallet, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GOWA (b) OGWA (c) OWAG (d) AWOG
10. 10.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 7 (A) stand for? (a) Europe (b) Asia (c) Africa (d) Australia
11. 11.🔤 “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
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) MVEMJSUN (b) VEMJSUNM (c) NUSJMEVM (d) VMEMJSUN
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAEA (b) AANSAAE (c) AEASNAA (d) ANSAEAA
14. 14.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) green (b) saffron (c) white
15. 15.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 4 (M) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
16. 16.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) Antarctica (b) Europe (c) South America (d) Asia
17. 17.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Pacific (c) Arctic (d) Atlantic
18. 18.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the oceans (c) the rainbow colours (d) the planets
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, umbrella, owl, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UOVR (b) RUOV (c) VOUR (d) UROV
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) NESW (c) ESWN (d) WSEN
21. 21.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) stem (b) root (c) leaf (d) flower
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, mango, goat, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VMGW (b) WGMV (c) MGWV (d) MVGW
23. 23.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Atlantic (c) Southern (d) Indian
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, umpire, lamp, inkpot, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MILUG (b) UGLIM (c) ULIMG (d) GULIM
25. 25.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a long story (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a picture
26. 26.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) pupa (b) adult (c) egg (d) larva
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, frog, cat, bucket. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BCFN (b) FCBN (c) FNCB (d) NFCB
28. 28.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) South America (b) Australia (c) Asia (d) Africa
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, umbrella, rope, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) USRN (b) SURN (c) NRUS (d) URNS
30. 30.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) adult (b) egg (c) pupa (d) larva
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, van, rose, umbrella, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VRUNM (b) NURVM (c) MVRUN (d) VMRUN
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, tomato, banana, rope, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JTBRN (b) TBRNJ (c) NRBTJ (d) TJBRN
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) IVBGYOR (c) ROYGBIV (d) VIBGYOR
34. 34.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 4 (G) stand for? (a) green (b) orange (c) red (d) indigo
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, radio, vase, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CVRD (b) RDVC (c) DRVC (d) RVCD
36. 36.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 8 (N) stand for? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Venus
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, key, flute, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LFKW (b) KFLW (c) WKFL (d) KWFL
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, onion, whistle, inkpot, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OWIAP (b) AIWOP (c) OPWIA (d) POWIA
39. 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) FMAJ (c) JFMA (d) AMFJ
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, onion, pillow, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ODPA (b) APOD (c) OPAD (d) DOPA

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