Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 396 · 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.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the rainbow colours (c) the oceans (d) the planets
2. 2.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Pacific (c) Arctic (d) Indian
3. 3.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they need no learning (c) one word holds a list (d) they always rhyme
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, rope, van, watch, umpire. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RIVWU (b) IRVWU (c) RVWUI (d) UWVRI
5. 5.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 5 (Y) stand for? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) violet (d) indigo
6. 6.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) its colour (c) its spelling backwards (d) what each letter means
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, needle, fan, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RNFJ (b) JFNR (c) NRFJ (d) NFJR
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, fan, urn, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FCUS (b) CFUS (c) FUSC (d) SUFC
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) RSLF (c) SLFR (d) SRLF
10. 10.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a picture (c) a maths sum (d) a long story
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) VIBGYOR (c) IBGYORV (d) ROYGBIV
12. 12.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) green (b) saffron (c) white
13. 13.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 3 (N) stand for? (a) Europe (b) Africa (c) North America (d) Asia
14. 14.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
15. 15.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) a long poem (c) a drawing (d) first letters as a word
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) GWS (c) SWG (d) WSG
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, igloo, cat, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ICOK (b) KICO (c) OCIK (d) IKCO
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, kite, frog, pillow, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JPFKA (b) AKFPJ (c) KAFPJ (d) KFPJA
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, glass, ice cream, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AGIM (b) MIGA (c) GAIM (d) GIMA
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, ladder, rope, guava, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JGRLT (b) LRGJT (c) TLRGJ (d) LTRGJ
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, key, vase, apple, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KVADI (b) IKVAD (c) KIVAD (d) DAVKI
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) PAISA (c) AISAP (d) ASIAP
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, vase, ball, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RBVN (b) NVBR (c) VBRN (d) VNBR
24. 24.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 8 (N) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Earth
25. 25.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) egg (b) pupa (c) adult (d) larva
26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) ECCP (c) CPCE (d) CEPC
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, wallet, monkey, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WMKB (b) BWMK (c) WBMK (d) KMWB
28. 28.🔤 “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
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, candle, needle, inkpot, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CJNID (b) JCNID (c) CNIDJ (d) DINCJ
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, whistle, umbrella, spoon, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OWUSA (b) WUSAO (c) ASUWO (d) WOUSA
31. 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) ANSAEAA (c) AANSAEA (d) AEASNAA
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, ladder, key, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PKLG (b) GLKP (c) LKPG (d) LGKP
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, tomato, drum, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ATDM (b) MDTA (c) TADM (d) TDMA
34. 34.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
35. 35.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Atlantic (c) Arctic (d) Southern
36. 36.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) pupa (b) egg (c) adult (d) larva
37. 37.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) ELPA (b) APLE (c) LPAE (d) LEPA
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, tiger, bucket, umpire. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TABU (b) UBTA (c) TBUA (d) ATBU
39. 39.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Arctic (c) Atlantic (d) Southern
40. 40.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east

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