Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 599 · 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 rainbow colours (b) the planets (c) the months (d) the oceans
2. 2.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 5 (Y) stand for? (a) indigo (b) red (c) yellow (d) blue
3. 3.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) PAISA (c) AISAP (d) ASIAP
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) ECCP (c) CPCE (d) ECPC
6. 6.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its colour (b) what each letter means (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) ANSAEAA (c) AANSAAE (d) AANSAEA
8. 8.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) green (b) white (c) saffron
9. 9.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Australia (b) South America (c) Asia (d) Antarctica
10. 10.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) first letters as a word (b) a long poem (c) a type of number (d) a drawing
11. 11.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they always rhyme (c) they need no learning (d) one word holds a list
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, bucket, drum, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JDBO (b) OBDJ (c) BDJO (d) BODJ
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, umbrella, wallet, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GUWV (b) UWVG (c) UGWV (d) VWUG
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) ENSW (c) ESWN (d) NESW
15. 15.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Pacific (c) Arctic (d) Southern
16. 16.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Asia (b) Africa (c) Australia (d) Antarctica
17. 17.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
18. 18.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a long story (d) a maths sum
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: monkey, ice cream, banana, doll, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MIBDG (b) IMBDG (c) IBDGM (d) GDBIM
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, apple, umbrella, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GUAJ (b) AUGJ (c) AJUG (d) JAUG
21. 21.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) blue (b) orange (c) red (d) violet
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, anchor, key, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AKRU (b) RKAU (c) UAKR (d) AUKR
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) WSG (c) GWS (d) WGS
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, igloo, banana, lamp, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KLBIA (b) IABLK (c) AIBLK (d) IBLKA
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: urn, candle, flute, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CFTU (b) TFCU (c) UCFT (d) CUFT
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, tent, owl, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DOTF (b) FTOD (c) TFOD (d) TODF
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: monkey, ice cream, candle, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ICGM (b) IMCG (c) GCIM (d) MICG
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, goat, flute, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GBFV (b) BGFV (c) GFVB (d) VFGB
29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) MVEMJSUN (b) VEMJSUNM (c) VMEMJSUN (d) NUSJMEVM
30. 30.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
31. 31.🔤 “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
32. 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) FMAJ (c) AMFJ (d) JFMA
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, igloo, owl, anchor, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) INOAR (b) NIOAR (c) IOARN (d) RAOIN
34. 34.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) Africa (b) North America (c) South America (d) Asia
35. 35.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) adult (b) pupa (c) egg (d) larva
36. 36.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) IVBGYOR (c) IBGYORV (d) ROYGBIV
37. 37.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) SRLF (c) FLSR (d) RSLF
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, spoon, tomato, jug, parrot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GSTJP (b) PJTSG (c) SGTJP (d) STJPG
39. 39.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) leaf (b) root (c) stem (d) flower
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, net, key, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NKDC (b) NCKD (c) DKNC (d) CNKD

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