Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 441 · 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.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
2. 2.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) white (b) green (c) saffron
3. 3.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) blue (b) indigo (c) green (d) violet
4. 4.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the rainbow colours (c) the planets (d) the months
5. 5.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) its colour (c) what each letter means (d) its spelling backwards
6. 6.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a maths sum (c) a picture (d) a list in a fixed order
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, pillow, kite, bucket, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PKBCO (b) CBKPO (c) OPKBC (d) POKBC
8. 8.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, inkpot, lemon, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ILGV (b) GLIV (c) IVLG (d) VILG
10. 10.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) North America (b) Africa (c) Europe (d) Antarctica
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: urn, needle, radio, kettle, bucket. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BKRNU (b) UNRKB (c) NRKBU (d) NURKB
12. 12.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: lamp, ice cream, jug, net, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ILJNC (b) IJNCL (c) CNJIL (d) LIJNC
14. 14.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) condensation (b) evaporation (c) precipitation (d) collection
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, lamp, parrot, mango, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LJPMT (b) TMPLJ (c) JLPMT (d) LPMTJ
16. 16.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) first letters as a word (c) a long poem (d) a drawing
17. 17.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) leaf (b) flower (c) root (d) stem
18. 18.🔤 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
19. 19.🔤 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
20. 20.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they need no learning (c) one word holds a list (d) they always rhyme
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) ESWN (c) ENSW (d) NESW
22. 22.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
23. 23.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) violet (b) red (c) yellow (d) blue
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, jug, key, lemon, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JDKLB (b) BLKJD (c) DJKLB (d) JKLBD
25. 25.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) Antarctica (b) Asia (c) Australia (d) South America
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, kettle, umbrella, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IUKV (b) KVUI (c) VKUI (d) KUIV
27. 27.🔤 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
28. 28.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) adult (b) egg (c) pupa (d) larva
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, umpire, rose, mirror, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LMRUO (b) UORML (c) URMLO (d) OURML
30. 30.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
31. 31.🔤 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
32. 32.🔤 “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
33. 33.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 3 (N) stand for? (a) Australia (b) Europe (c) South America (d) North America
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, candle, orange, anchor, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CBOAI (b) COAIB (c) BCOAI (d) IAOCB
35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) AISAP (c) ASIAP (d) PAISA
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, ice cream, umpire, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IFUN (b) NUIF (c) FIUN (d) IUNF
37. 37.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, banana, frog, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BPFL (b) LFBP (c) BFLP (d) PBFL
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: spoon, banana, doll, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BDLS (b) BSDL (c) LDBS (d) SBDL
40. 40.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 5 (Y) stand for? (a) blue (b) yellow (c) red (d) orange

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