Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 435 · 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.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) they need no learning (c) one word holds a list (d) they are longer
2. 2.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the oceans (c) the months (d) the rainbow colours
3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, van, whistle, frog, bucket. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VWFBT (b) TVWFB (c) VTWFB (d) BFWVT
4. 4.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 8 (N) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Neptune
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) NESW (b) WSEN (c) ENSW (d) ESWN
6. 6.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) larva (b) adult (c) pupa (d) egg
7. 7.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) April (b) January (c) February (d) March
8. 8.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) saffron (b) white (c) green
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) VMEMJSUN (c) MVEMJSUN (d) VEMJSUNM
10. 10.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) what each letter means (d) its colour
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, jeep, watch, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JVWI (b) VJWI (c) JWIV (d) IWJV
12. 12.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a picture (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a long story
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, flute, cat, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FWCJ (b) JCFW (c) FCJW (d) WFCJ
14. 14.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) a long poem (c) first letters as a word (d) a drawing
15. 15.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Venus
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, goat, watch, violin, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SVWGR (b) GRWVS (c) GWVSR (d) RGWVS
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, fan, ladder, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FSLT (b) SFLT (c) FLTS (d) TLFS
18. 18.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) flower (b) root (c) stem (d) leaf
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, lamp, umpire, vase, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LUVGD (b) LDUVG (c) GVULD (d) DLUVG
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, kite, radio, onion, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WKROD (b) KRODW (c) DORKW (d) KWROD
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) WSG (c) SWG (d) GWS
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, rose, umbrella, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RUFN (b) RNUF (c) FURN (d) NRUF
23. 23.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) North America (b) Antarctica (c) Africa (d) South America
24. 24.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) condensation (c) collection (d) evaporation
25. 25.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 3 (N) stand for? (a) Asia (b) Europe (c) Australia (d) North America
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, frog, lemon, goat, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TGLFR (b) FRLGT (c) RFLGT (d) FLGTR
27. 27.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) red (b) yellow (c) green (d) orange
28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) JFMA (c) FJMA (d) AMFJ
29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) PAISA (c) ASIAP (d) AISAP
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, violin, nest, lemon, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VUNLF (b) UVNLF (c) VNLFU (d) FLNVU
31. 31.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 7 (A) stand for? (a) Australia (b) South America (c) North America (d) Asia
32. 32.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Pacific (c) Indian (d) Atlantic
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) CPCE (c) ECCP (d) CEPC
34. 34.🔤 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) ANSAEAA (d) AEASNAA
35. 35.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Atlantic (c) Southern (d) Pacific
36. 36.🔤 “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
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, rope, banana, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TBRS (b) RSBT (c) RBTS (d) SRBT
38. 38.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Pacific (c) Atlantic (d) Arctic
39. 39.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Australia (b) Antarctica (c) Africa (d) South America
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: spoon, van, net, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VSNJ (b) SVNJ (c) VNJS (d) JNVS

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