Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 613 · 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.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
2. 2.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Arctic (c) Pacific (d) Atlantic
3. 3.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) its colour (c) what each letter means (d) nothing else
4. 4.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Venus
5. 5.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the months (c) the oceans (d) the rainbow colours
6. 6.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) collection (c) condensation (d) evaporation
7. 7.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 4 (M) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
8. 8.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) February (b) April (c) January (d) March
9. 9.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) orange (b) red (c) green (d) indigo
10. 10.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) egg (b) adult (c) larva (d) pupa
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, van, umbrella, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IVUL (b) VIUL (c) LUVI (d) VULI
12. 12.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a long story (d) a picture
13. 13.🔤 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
14. 14.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) first letters as a word (c) a type of number (d) a drawing
15. 15.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Indian (c) Southern (d) Pacific
16. 16.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) flower (b) stem (c) root (d) leaf
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, mango, parrot, van, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GMPVB (b) MPVBG (c) BVPMG (d) MGPVB
18. 18.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) green (b) saffron (c) white
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: monkey, ant, sock, vase, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MASVD (b) AMSVD (c) DVSAM (d) ASVDM
20. 20.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) saffron (b) white (c) green
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, cat, kettle, owl. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CDKO (b) CKOD (c) OKCD (d) DCKO
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAEA (b) AANSAAE (c) ANSAEAA (d) AEASNAA
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) FJMA (c) FMAJ (d) AMFJ
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) CPCE (c) ECPC (d) CEPC
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, net, violin, apple, umpire. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NVAUR (b) NRVAU (c) UAVNR (d) RNVAU
26. 26.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
27. 27.🔤 “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
28. 28.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) collection (b) condensation (c) evaporation (d) precipitation
29. 29.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) pupa (b) adult (c) egg (d) larva
30. 30.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) orange (b) indigo (c) blue (d) green
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, urn, goat, fan, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JUGFR (b) UGFRJ (c) RFGUJ (d) UJGFR
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, drum, tent, vase, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DTVUA (b) UVTDA (c) ADTVU (d) DATVU
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: kettle, umbrella, spoon, jeep. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JSUK (b) UKSJ (c) USJK (d) KUSJ
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, fan, lamp, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FDLU (b) FLUD (c) ULFD (d) DFLU
35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) NESW (b) WSEN (c) ENSW (d) ESWN
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, fan, nest, mirror, jalebi. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JMNFV (b) FNMJV (c) FVNMJ (d) VFNMJ
37. 37.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) one word holds a list (c) they are longer (d) they need no learning
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: ball, vase, owl, whistle, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VOWTB (b) VBOWT (c) TWOVB (d) BVOWT
39. 39.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
40. 40.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) pupa (b) egg (c) adult (d) larva

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