Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 610 · 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.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a maths sum (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a picture
2. 2.🔤 “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
3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, key, ice cream, watch, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KCIWS (b) SWIKC (c) KIWSC (d) CKIWS
4. 4.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) pupa (b) larva (c) adult (d) egg
5. 5.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) nothing else (c) its spelling backwards (d) its colour
6. 6.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they need no learning (b) they are longer (c) they always rhyme (d) one word holds a list
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, radio, coconut, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RCGT (b) RTCG (c) TRCG (d) GCRT
8. 8.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) collection (b) precipitation (c) condensation (d) evaporation
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: rope, igloo, kite, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DKIR (b) RIKD (c) IKDR (d) IRKD
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, anchor, doll, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FDAV (b) ADFV (c) AVDF (d) VADF
11. 11.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) north (b) south (c) east (d) west
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, ladder, tiger, nest, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LOTNM (b) OLTNM (c) MNTLO (d) LTNMO
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) PAISA (c) ASIAP (d) AISAP
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) ECPC (c) CEPC (d) CPCE
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) RSLF (b) FLSR (c) SRLF (d) SLFR
16. 16.🔤 “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
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: ladder, inkpot, needle, frog, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) INFBL (b) BFNIL (c) ILNFB (d) LINFB
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, orange, shoe, lemon, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OSLJB (b) JLSOB (c) BOSLJ (d) OBSLJ
19. 19.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
20. 20.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the rainbow colours (c) the months (d) the oceans
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, van, rose, lemon, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VDRLF (b) DVRLF (c) FLRVD (d) VRLFD
22. 22.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) a type of number (c) first letters as a word (d) a drawing
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, guava, tiger, ladder, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GSTLA (b) GTLAS (c) ALTGS (d) SGTLA
24. 24.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) January (b) March (c) February (d) April
25. 25.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) yellow (b) indigo (c) red (d) violet
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, guava, coconut, doll, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GCDRN (b) RDCGN (c) NGCDR (d) GNCDR
27. 27.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Antarctica (b) Europe (c) South America (d) Asia
28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VMEMJSUN (b) VEMJSUNM (c) MVEMJSUN (d) NUSJMEVM
29. 29.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) April (b) February (c) March (d) January
30. 30.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) March (b) February (c) January (d) April
31. 31.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, doll, spoon, ball, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DSBJN (b) NDSBJ (c) DNSBJ (d) JBSDN
33. 33.🔤 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
34. 34.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AANSAEA (c) AEASNAA (d) AANSAAE
35. 35.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Southern (c) Atlantic (d) Arctic
36. 36.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) larva (b) adult (c) pupa (d) egg
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: bucket, parrot, jug, drum, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PJDAB (b) PBJDA (c) BPJDA (d) ADJPB
38. 38.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) adult (b) egg (c) pupa (d) larva
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, watch, rose, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MWRK (b) WMRK (c) KRWM (d) WRKM
40. 40.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Pacific (c) Atlantic (d) Indian

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