Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 515 · 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.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, jug, inkpot, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PJIG (b) JPIG (c) GIJP (d) JIGP
2. 2.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) first letters as a word (c) a drawing (d) a type of number
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) ASIAP (c) AISAP (d) PAISA
4. 4.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) condensation (c) precipitation (d) collection
5. 5.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) leaf (b) flower (c) stem (d) root
6. 6.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the planets (c) the months (d) the rainbow colours
7. 7.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a maths sum (d) a picture
8. 8.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) blue (b) indigo (c) orange (d) violet
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, parrot, fan, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TFPG (b) GPFT (c) PFTG (d) PGFT
10. 10.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
11. 11.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) leaf (b) stem (c) flower (d) root
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) APLE (c) LEPA (d) ELPA
13. 13.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) pupa (b) egg (c) larva (d) adult
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) RSLF (b) FLSR (c) SRLF (d) SLFR
15. 15.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Arctic (c) Southern (d) Pacific
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, candle, drum, shoe. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NCDS (b) SDCN (c) CNDS (d) CDSN
17. 17.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
18. 18.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) South America (b) Africa (c) North America (d) Europe
19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) ROYGBIV (c) VIBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
20. 20.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Earth
21. 21.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 3 (N) stand for? (a) Europe (b) Asia (c) North America (d) Antarctica
22. 22.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) Antarctica (b) Asia (c) Africa (d) Europe
23. 23.🔤 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) AEASNAA (d) ANSAEAA
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, rope, tent, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CTRI (b) RITC (c) RTCI (d) IRTC
25. 25.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) its colour
26. 26.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 8 (N) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
27. 27.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Arctic (c) Indian (d) Atlantic
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, doll, pencil, vase, inkpot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DAPVI (b) IVPDA (c) ADPVI (d) DPVIA
29. 29.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) they need no learning (c) one word holds a list (d) they are longer
30. 30.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) adult (b) larva (c) pupa (d) egg
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: lamp, banana, key, parrot, jeep. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BLKPJ (b) BKPJL (c) LBKPJ (d) JPKBL
32. 32.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) indigo (b) orange (c) violet (d) blue
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) SWG (c) GWS (d) WGS
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, flute, jalebi, coconut, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FJCPB (b) PCJFB (c) FBJCP (d) BFJCP
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, doll, anchor, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DTAP (b) DAPT (c) PADT (d) TDAP
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: spoon, wallet, key, cat, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BCKWS (b) WSKCB (c) SWKCB (d) WKCBS
37. 37.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Asia (b) Africa (c) North America (d) Australia
38. 38.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) white (b) green (c) saffron
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, parrot, coconut, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TCPA (b) APCT (c) PACT (d) PCTA
40. 40.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) yellow (b) violet (c) blue (d) red

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