Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 474 · 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 planets (c) the rainbow colours (d) the oceans
2. 2.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) what each letter means (d) its colour
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) MVEMJSUN (c) VMEMJSUN (d) VEMJSUNM
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: mirror, net, anchor, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MNAC (b) NMAC (c) NACM (d) CANM
5. 5.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) orange (b) blue (c) indigo (d) red
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) VIBGYOR (c) IVBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
7. 7.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Arctic (c) Atlantic (d) Southern
8. 8.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Atlantic (c) Pacific (d) Indian
9. 9.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a picture (d) a maths sum
10. 10.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Atlantic (c) Arctic (d) Southern
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, goat, parrot, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VPGJ (b) JGPV (c) GJPV (d) GPVJ
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, shoe, lamp, net, ball. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SFLNB (b) SLNBF (c) BNLSF (d) FSLNB
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, mirror, lamp, guava, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IMLGR (b) MLGRI (c) MILGR (d) RGLMI
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAAE (d) AANSAEA
15. 15.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) larva (b) pupa (c) adult (d) egg
16. 16.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they are longer (c) they always rhyme (d) they need no learning
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: ball, duck, sock, owl, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DSOVB (b) DBSOV (c) VOSDB (d) BDSOV
18. 18.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) evaporation (c) condensation (d) collection
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, guava, lemon, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MLGP (b) GLMP (c) GPLM (d) PGLM
20. 20.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) Australia (b) Africa (c) Asia (d) South America
21. 21.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) stem (b) leaf (c) root (d) flower
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: mirror, glass, watch, inkpot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IWGM (b) MGWI (c) GMWI (d) GWIM
23. 23.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) North America (b) Antarctica (c) Europe (d) Asia
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) PAISA (b) ASIAP (c) APISA (d) AISAP
25. 25.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Antarctica (b) Australia (c) North America (d) Africa
26. 26.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) January (b) April (c) March (d) February
27. 27.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, glass, pillow, lemon, mirror. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RGPLM (b) MLPGR (c) GRPLM (d) GPLMR
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, parrot, tent, ball. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PNTB (b) NPTB (c) PTBN (d) BTPN
30. 30.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) green (b) saffron (c) white
31. 31.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Atlantic (c) Arctic (d) Indian
32. 32.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) stem (b) root (c) flower (d) leaf
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, banana, kettle, anchor, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BKAGD (b) GAKBD (c) BDKAG (d) DBKAG
34. 34.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
35. 35.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) a long poem (c) a type of number (d) first letters as a word
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, flute, cat, parrot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PCFO (b) FOCP (c) FCPO (d) OFCP
37. 37.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) WSG (c) WGS (d) SWG
38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) NESW (c) ENSW (d) ESWN
39. 39.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) January (b) April (c) March (d) February
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, jeep, rope, tiger, nest. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NTRJA (b) JARTN (c) AJRTN (d) JRTNA

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