Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 420 · 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.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) leaf (b) root (c) stem (d) flower
2. 2.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a picture (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a maths sum
3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, net, tomato, urn. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UTNK (b) NTUK (c) KNTU (d) NKTU
4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) AANSAEA (c) ANSAEAA (d) AEASNAA
5. 5.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) a type of number (c) first letters as a word (d) a long poem
6. 6.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
7. 7.🔤 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) VMEMJSUN (d) MVEMJSUN
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, monkey, owl, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MOIB (b) MBOI (c) BMOI (d) IOMB
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) ECPC (c) ECCP (d) CPCE
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, bucket, igloo, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CIBD (b) BDIC (c) DBIC (d) BICD
11. 11.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) what each letter means (d) its colour
12. 12.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) collection (b) precipitation (c) evaporation (d) condensation
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, pillow, watch, bucket, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CPWBS (b) PWBSC (c) PCWBS (d) SBWPC
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, monkey, rose, vase, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MRVBU (b) MURVB (c) BVRMU (d) UMRVB
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) FLSR (c) SLFR (d) RSLF
16. 16.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they need no learning (c) one word holds a list (d) they always rhyme
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, needle, parrot, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NFPD (b) DPNF (c) NPDF (d) FNPD
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, key, watch, urn. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FKWU (b) KWUF (c) UWKF (d) KFWU
19. 19.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the planets (c) the oceans (d) the rainbow colours
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, mango, sock, duck, parrot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MLSDP (b) MSDPL (c) PDSML (d) LMSDP
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, tomato, fan, jalebi, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DJFTU (b) UTFJD (c) TFJDU (d) TUFJD
22. 22.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Arctic (c) Atlantic (d) Pacific
23. 23.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) egg (b) adult (c) pupa (d) larva
24. 24.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Pacific (c) Atlantic (d) Arctic
25. 25.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, watch, apple, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WNAC (b) WACN (c) NWAC (d) CAWN
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: lamp, candle, apple, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CAOL (b) LCAO (c) CLAO (d) OACL
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, goat, ant, jug, inkpot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IJAGW (b) WGAJI (c) GAJIW (d) GWAJI
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, umbrella, coconut, kettle, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TUCKP (b) PKCUT (c) UTCKP (d) UCKPT
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) LEPA (c) ELPA (d) LPAE
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, apple, banana, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PABJ (b) APBJ (c) JBAP (d) ABJP
32. 32.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, tiger, lamp, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TLKI (b) KLTI (c) TILK (d) ITLK
34. 34.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Pacific (c) Arctic (d) Southern
35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) WSEN (c) NESW (d) ESWN
36. 36.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) violet (b) indigo (c) green (d) red
37. 37.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) South America (b) Asia (c) Africa (d) North America
38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) WGS (c) WSG (d) GWS
39. 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) AMFJ (c) JFMA (d) FMAJ
40. 40.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) root (b) stem (c) leaf (d) flower

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