Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 61 · 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 1 (V) stand for? (a) violet (b) orange (c) red (d) indigo
2. 2.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Earth
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) APLE (c) ELPA (d) LEPA
4. 4.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) first letters as a word (c) a type of number (d) a long poem
5. 5.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a long story (c) a maths sum (d) a list in a fixed order
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) IVBGYOR (c) VIBGYOR (d) ROYGBIV
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) SRLF (c) SLFR (d) RSLF
8. 8.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) February (b) January (c) April (d) March
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, spoon, lamp, ball, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SLBFK (b) KSLBF (c) SKLBF (d) FBLSK
10. 10.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) condensation (b) evaporation (c) collection (d) precipitation
11. 11.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they always rhyme (c) one word holds a list (d) they need no learning
12. 12.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the oceans (c) the months (d) the planets
13. 13.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) collection (b) precipitation (c) evaporation (d) condensation
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) NESW (b) ENSW (c) ESWN (d) WSEN
15. 15.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
16. 16.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) March (b) April (c) February (d) January
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, mango, anchor, whistle, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IMAWL (b) LWAMI (c) MAWLI (d) MIAWL
18. 18.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) larva (b) adult (c) egg (d) pupa
19. 19.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) green (b) white (c) saffron
20. 20.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) what each letter means (d) its colour
21. 21.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) Asia (b) Europe (c) Antarctica (d) Africa
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, jeep, apple, key, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NJAKC (b) CKAJN (c) JNAKC (d) JAKCN
23. 23.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, ladder, mango, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ILMP (b) LIMP (c) PMLI (d) LMPI
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, jeep, kite, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AKJU (b) JUKA (c) UJKA (d) JKAU
26. 26.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) egg (b) larva (c) adult (d) pupa
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, flute, rope, inkpot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NFRI (b) IRFN (c) FRIN (d) FNRI
28. 28.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) red (b) blue (c) indigo (d) green
29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) AMFJ (c) JFMA (d) FJMA
30. 30.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) April (b) February (c) January (d) March
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, ant, van, frog, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AVFRJ (b) JAVFR (c) AJVFR (d) RFVAJ
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, ant, key, igloo, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JIKAR (b) ARKIJ (c) AKIJR (d) RAKIJ
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, doll, sock, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GSDP (b) DSGP (c) DPSG (d) PDSG
34. 34.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Pacific (c) Atlantic (d) Southern
35. 35.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, frog, urn, key, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FUKLN (b) FNUKL (c) LKUFN (d) NFUKL
37. 37.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AANSAAE (c) AEASNAA (d) AANSAEA
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, whistle, needle, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WKNB (b) KWNB (c) BNWK (d) WNBK
39. 39.🔤 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
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, drum, tent, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DBTA (b) DTAB (c) BDTA (d) ATDB

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