Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 606 · 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.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Atlantic (c) Indian (d) Southern
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) AANSAEA (c) AEASNAA (d) ANSAEAA
3. 3.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they need no learning (b) they always rhyme (c) one word holds a list (d) they are longer
4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) WGS (c) SWG (d) GWS
5. 5.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its colour (b) what each letter means (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) LPAE (c) ELPA (d) LEPA
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) VMEMJSUN (c) VEMJSUNM (d) MVEMJSUN
8. 8.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) March (b) February (c) April (d) January
9. 9.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) flower (b) leaf (c) root (d) stem
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, candle, jug, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CKJD (b) KCJD (c) DJCK (d) CJDK
11. 11.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) a long poem (c) a type of number (d) first letters as a word
12. 12.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the planets (c) the rainbow colours (d) the oceans
13. 13.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) north (b) south (c) west (d) east
14. 14.🔤 “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
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, anchor, van, onion, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IAVOU (b) UOVAI (c) AVOUI (d) AIVOU
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, tomato, ladder, mango, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TKLMF (b) KTLMF (c) FMLTK (d) TLMFK
17. 17.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) white (b) saffron (c) green
18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) IVBGYOR (c) VIBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
19. 19.🔤 “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
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) NESW (c) WSEN (d) ENSW
21. 21.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) collection (b) condensation (c) evaporation (d) precipitation
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, flute, igloo, urn. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FIUT (b) FTIU (c) TFIU (d) UIFT
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, whistle, bucket, lemon, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WVBLR (b) VWBLR (c) WBLRV (d) RLBWV
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) FMAJ (c) FJMA (d) JFMA
25. 25.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) Australia (b) Asia (c) South America (d) Africa
26. 26.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) South America (b) Australia (c) Africa (d) Europe
27. 27.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, glass, anchor, parrot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GAPU (b) GUAP (c) PAGU (d) UGAP
29. 29.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) blue (b) indigo (c) green (d) red
30. 30.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a picture (c) a maths sum (d) a long story
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, parrot, kite, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) APKL (b) LKPA (c) PAKL (d) PKLA
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, jeep, ant, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JFAB (b) BAJF (c) FJAB (d) JABF
33. 33.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
34. 34.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) PAISA (b) APISA (c) AISAP (d) ASIAP
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, duck, pencil, anchor, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DFPAU (b) UAPDF (c) DPAUF (d) FDPAU
36. 36.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) orange (b) green (c) blue (d) violet
37. 37.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) orange (b) violet (c) red (d) blue
38. 38.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) condensation (c) collection (d) precipitation
39. 39.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 4 (G) stand for? (a) yellow (b) indigo (c) blue (d) green
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: parrot, igloo, urn, ladder, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DLUIP (b) IPULD (c) IULDP (d) PIULD

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