Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 638 · 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 maths sum (b) a picture (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a long story
2. 2.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) January (b) April (c) March (d) February
3. 3.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they always rhyme (c) they need no learning (d) they are longer
4. 4.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
5. 5.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Arctic (c) Pacific (d) Indian
6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: lemon, rose, kite, violin, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NVKRL (b) RKVNL (c) LRKVN (d) RLKVN
7. 7.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) first letters as a word (b) a drawing (c) a type of number (d) a long poem
8. 8.🔤 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) AEASNAA (d) ANSAEAA
9. 9.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) South America (b) Africa (c) Europe (d) Australia
10. 10.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) its colour (d) what each letter means
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) FMAJ (c) AMFJ (d) JFMA
12. 12.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) WGS (c) GWS (d) WSG
14. 14.🔤 “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
15. 15.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 4 (M) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Neptune
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, glass, kettle, coconut, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GOKCI (b) OGKCI (c) ICKGO (d) GKCIO
17. 17.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) collection (b) evaporation (c) precipitation (d) condensation
18. 18.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) red (b) indigo (c) green (d) violet
19. 19.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the rainbow colours (c) the oceans (d) the planets
20. 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) MVEMJSUN (b) VMEMJSUN (c) VEMJSUNM (d) NUSJMEVM
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) VIBGYOR (c) IVBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
22. 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) ECCP (c) ECPC (d) CPCE
23. 23.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 3 (N) stand for? (a) North America (b) Antarctica (c) Asia (d) Africa
24. 24.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) white (b) saffron (c) green
25. 25.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) larva (b) pupa (c) egg (d) adult
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, nest, jeep, parrot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PJNU (b) UNJP (c) NJPU (d) NUJP
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, inkpot, drum, bucket, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IVDBN (b) NBDIV (c) VIDBN (d) IDBNV
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, pillow, whistle, doll, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FDWPC (b) CPWDF (c) PWDFC (d) PCWDF
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, nest, cat, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ACNI (b) INCA (c) NCAI (d) NICA
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, bucket, tent, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BTGA (b) GTBA (c) ABTG (d) BATG
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, ant, violin, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MVAF (b) FAVM (c) AVMF (d) AFVM
32. 32.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Venus
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, tomato, fan, bucket. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TFBV (b) VTFB (c) TVFB (d) BFTV
34. 34.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) NESW (c) ESWN (d) ENSW
35. 35.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
36. 36.🔤 “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
37. 37.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) leaf (b) flower (c) stem (d) root
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, banana, orange, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AOBW (b) BOAW (c) BWOA (d) WBOA
39. 39.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) larva (b) adult (c) egg (d) pupa
40. 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) FLSR (c) SLFR (d) RSLF

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