Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 566 · 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 the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) indigo (b) blue (c) red (d) green
2. 2.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
3. 3.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mercury
4. 4.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) condensation (b) precipitation (c) collection (d) evaporation
5. 5.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a maths sum (c) a picture (d) a list in a fixed order
6. 6.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) a type of number (c) first letters as a word (d) a long poem
7. 7.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the planets (c) the oceans (d) the months
8. 8.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) flower (b) stem (c) root (d) leaf
9. 9.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 4 (M) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Uranus
10. 10.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) leaf (b) root (c) flower (d) stem
11. 11.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) flower (b) leaf (c) stem (d) root
12. 12.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they need no learning (c) they are longer (d) they always rhyme
13. 13.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) February (b) January (c) March (d) April
14. 14.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) its colour (c) its spelling backwards (d) what each letter means
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, inkpot, van, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SIVC (b) IVCS (c) CVIS (d) ISVC
16. 16.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) saffron (b) green (c) white
17. 17.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) February (b) March (c) April (d) January
18. 18.🔤 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
19. 19.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Venus
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, pillow, inkpot, ball, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PNIBV (b) VBIPN (c) PIBVN (d) NPIBV
21. 21.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) north (b) east (c) south (d) west
22. 22.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Southern (c) Arctic (d) Indian
23. 23.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) egg (b) pupa (c) adult (d) larva
24. 24.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Southern (c) Indian (d) Arctic
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) VMEMJSUN (c) NUSJMEVM (d) MVEMJSUN
26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) WSEN (c) NESW (d) ENSW
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, flute, goat, radio, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FAGRW (b) WRGFA (c) FGRWA (d) AFGRW
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, coconut, spoon, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PSCI (b) ICSP (c) CISP (d) CSPI
29. 29.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
30. 30.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Mars
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, jeep, shoe, umbrella, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PJSUF (b) FUSJP (c) JSUFP (d) JPSUF
32. 32.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) collection (c) condensation (d) evaporation
33. 33.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Indian (c) Atlantic (d) Southern
34. 34.🔤 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
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, kite, glass, pillow, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KSGPJ (b) SKGPJ (c) JPGKS (d) KGPJS
36. 36.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) JFMA (c) AMFJ (d) FMAJ
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, drum, tomato, jeep, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KDTJW (b) WJTDK (c) DTJWK (d) DKTJW
38. 38.🔤 “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
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, ball, mirror, candle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BMCL (b) BLMC (c) LBMC (d) CMBL
40. 40.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Asia (b) Africa (c) South America (d) Antarctica

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