Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 391 · 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.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) WSEN (c) NESW (d) ENSW
2. 2.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, ant, rope, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ARDW (b) DRAW (c) AWRD (d) WARD
3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, candle, radio, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CRMG (b) MRCG (c) CGRM (d) GCRM
4. 4.🔤 “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
5. 5.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) first letters as a word (c) a type of number (d) a drawing
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) NUSJMEVM (c) MVEMJSUN (d) VMEMJSUN
7. 7.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Pacific (c) Southern (d) Arctic
8. 8.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) pupa (b) adult (c) egg (d) larva
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, doll, lemon, van, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DJLVC (b) JDLVC (c) DLVCJ (d) CVLDJ
10. 10.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) what each letter means (c) its colour (d) its spelling backwards
11. 11.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
12. 12.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) flower (b) root (c) leaf (d) stem
13. 13.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Pacific (c) Arctic (d) Southern
14. 14.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Atlantic (c) Arctic (d) Indian
15. 15.🔤 “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
16. 16.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) April (b) March (c) February (d) January
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, lemon, nest, inkpot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) INLB (b) LNIB (c) BLNI (d) LBNI
18. 18.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a maths sum (d) a long story
19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) ASIAP (c) APISA (d) PAISA
20. 20.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the months (c) the planets (d) the rainbow colours
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) ROYGBIV (c) VIBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
22. 22.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) one word holds a list (c) they are longer (d) they need no learning
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, umpire, tomato, bucket. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PUTB (b) UPTB (c) BTUP (d) UTBP
24. 24.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
25. 25.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) January (b) February (c) April (d) March
26. 26.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) Australia (b) Asia (c) South America (d) Europe
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) SWG (c) GWS (d) WGS
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: ball, coconut, jeep, fan, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BCJFL (b) CJFLB (c) CBJFL (d) LFJCB
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, wallet, jalebi, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WJIU (b) IJWU (c) UWJI (d) WUJI
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, van, ladder, glass, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VRLGA (b) AGLVR (c) VLGAR (d) RVLGA
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, nest, drum, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NODF (b) ONDF (c) NDFO (d) FDNO
32. 32.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) saffron (b) white (c) green
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) AANSAAE (c) AANSAEA (d) ANSAEAA
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, inkpot, mirror, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IOMR (b) OIMR (c) RMIO (d) IMRO
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, parrot, owl, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AOPC (b) PCOA (c) POAC (d) CPOA
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, ball, pencil, radio, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BPRGJ (b) JBPRG (c) BJPRG (d) GRPBJ
37. 37.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 8 (N) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
38. 38.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 7 (A) stand for? (a) North America (b) Australia (c) South America (d) Europe
39. 39.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Antarctica (b) Europe (c) Africa (d) Asia
40. 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) SRLF (c) RSLF (d) FLSR

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