Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 589 · 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.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) precipitation (c) collection (d) condensation
2. 2.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) white (b) green (c) saffron
3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: monkey, whistle, violin, spoon, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RSVWM (b) WVSRM (c) MWVSR (d) WMVSR
4. 4.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they always rhyme (c) they are longer (d) they need no learning
5. 5.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a picture (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a maths sum
6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, rose, anchor, shoe, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JRASD (b) RJASD (c) DSARJ (d) RASDJ
7. 7.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) its colour (c) its spelling backwards (d) nothing else
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) ESWN (c) WSEN (d) NESW
9. 9.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) first letters as a word (c) a type of number (d) a long poem
10. 10.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) indigo (b) green (c) orange (d) violet
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) ANSAEAA (c) AANSAEA (d) AEASNAA
12. 12.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) collection (b) evaporation (c) condensation (d) precipitation
13. 13.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) orange (b) red (c) violet (d) yellow
14. 14.🔤 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
15. 15.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) NUSJMEVM (c) MVEMJSUN (d) VEMJSUNM
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) SWG (c) WGS (d) GWS
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, drum, radio, igloo, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WIRDO (b) DRIWO (c) DORIW (d) ODRIW
19. 19.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) April (b) February (c) March (d) January
20. 20.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) flower (b) leaf (c) root (d) stem
21. 21.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Neptune
22. 22.🔤 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
23. 23.🔤 “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
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) AMFJ (c) FJMA (d) JFMA
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) VIBGYOR (c) IBGYORV (d) IVBGYOR
26. 26.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) indigo (b) orange (c) yellow (d) blue
27. 27.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the months (c) the oceans (d) the planets
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, rose, ladder, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JRLG (b) GLRJ (c) RLGJ (d) RJLG
29. 29.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 4 (M) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
30. 30.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) Africa (b) North America (c) South America (d) Europe
31. 31.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 7 (U) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Uranus
32. 32.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) April (b) February (c) March (d) January
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, jug, guava, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JNGL (b) JGLN (c) NJGL (d) LGJN
34. 34.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) egg (b) pupa (c) adult (d) larva
35. 35.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Venus
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: ladder, needle, kite, violin, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NKVDL (b) NLKVD (c) DVKNL (d) LNKVD
37. 37.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) yellow (b) red (c) blue (d) violet
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, fan, coconut, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FCGP (b) PFCG (c) FPCG (d) GCFP
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, mirror, fan, apple, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MFASI (b) SAFMI (c) IMFAS (d) MIFAS
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, jug, ball, frog, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JBFIK (b) JKBFI (c) IFBJK (d) KJBFI

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