Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 410 · 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 rainbow colours (b) the oceans (c) the months (d) the planets
2. 2.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) stem (b) root (c) flower (d) leaf
3. 3.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) Europe (b) Asia (c) North America (d) Africa
4. 4.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) a long poem (c) a type of number (d) first letters as a word
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: urn, apple, violin, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AUVL (b) LVAU (c) UAVL (d) AVLU
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) ROYGBIV (c) IBGYORV (d) VIBGYOR
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, jeep, violin, candle, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BJVCA (b) JBVCA (c) ACVJB (d) JVCAB
8. 8.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a long story (d) a picture
9. 9.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) one word holds a list (c) they are longer (d) they need no learning
10. 10.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) larva (b) pupa (c) adult (d) egg
11. 11.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its colour (b) nothing else (c) its spelling backwards (d) what each letter means
12. 12.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) ELPA (b) LEPA (c) APLE (d) LPAE
14. 14.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
15. 15.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AANSAEA (c) AANSAAE (d) AEASNAA
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) SLFR (c) RSLF (d) FLSR
18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) CPCE (c) ECPC (d) CEPC
19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) VEMJSUNM (c) VMEMJSUN (d) MVEMJSUN
20. 20.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Atlantic (c) Arctic (d) Southern
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, urn, kite, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IUKP (b) UKPI (c) UIKP (d) PKUI
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) FJMA (c) AMFJ (d) JFMA
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, orange, fan, kite, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IOFKT (b) OFKTI (c) TKFOI (d) OIFKT
24. 24.🔤 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
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, guava, urn, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GUOB (b) OUGB (c) BGUO (d) GBUO
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, ant, duck, banana, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ADBKV (b) KBDAV (c) VADBK (d) AVDBK
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, ant, glass, inkpot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ARGI (b) IGAR (c) RAGI (d) AGIR
28. 28.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) orange (b) violet (c) green (d) indigo
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, cat, shoe, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CDSF (b) FSCD (c) DCSF (d) CSFD
30. 30.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 5 (Y) stand for? (a) violet (b) orange (c) yellow (d) indigo
31. 31.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Southern (c) Atlantic (d) Indian
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, flute, apple, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TAFP (b) FPAT (c) FATP (d) PFAT
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, whistle, owl, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WOTP (b) WPOT (c) PWOT (d) TOWP
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, coconut, ice cream, goat, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CAIGT (b) ACIGT (c) TGICA (d) CIGTA
35. 35.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 3 (N) stand for? (a) Africa (b) Australia (c) South America (d) North America
36. 36.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) indigo (b) yellow (c) red (d) violet
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, onion, guava, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SGOF (b) OGSF (c) FOGS (d) OFGS
38. 38.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, doll, tomato, frog, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DOTFJ (b) ODTFJ (c) DTFJO (d) JFTDO
40. 40.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) egg (b) larva (c) adult (d) pupa

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