Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 65 · 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 picture (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a long story (d) a maths sum
2. 2.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
3. 3.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) first letters as a word (c) a drawing (d) a long poem
4. 4.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the oceans (c) the planets (d) the rainbow colours
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) MVEMJSUN (b) NUSJMEVM (c) VEMJSUNM (d) VMEMJSUN
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) RSLF (c) SLFR (d) FLSR
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: spoon, umbrella, ball, ladder, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UBLTS (b) USBLT (c) SUBLT (d) TLBUS
8. 8.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) they are longer (c) they need no learning (d) one word holds a list
9. 9.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) adult (b) pupa (c) egg (d) larva
10. 10.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) its colour (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: ball, monkey, kite, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DKMB (b) MKDB (c) BMKD (d) MBKD
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) ROYGBIV (c) IBGYORV (d) VIBGYOR
13. 13.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) adult (b) larva (c) egg (d) pupa
14. 14.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) February (b) January (c) March (d) April
15. 15.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 7 (U) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mars
16. 16.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) green (b) indigo (c) violet (d) blue
17. 17.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) yellow (b) green (c) blue (d) red
18. 18.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) white (b) saffron (c) green
19. 19.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) white (b) green (c) saffron
20. 20.🔤 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) AANSAAE (d) AEASNAA
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, candle, van, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CFVU (b) UVCF (c) FCVU (d) CVUF
22. 22.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) AISAP (c) ASIAP (d) PAISA
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, mirror, fan, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MFDR (b) RMFD (c) MRFD (d) DFMR
25. 25.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) white (b) green (c) saffron
26. 26.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Pacific (c) Atlantic (d) Southern
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, umpire, flute, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IUFP (b) UFPI (c) PFUI (d) UIFP
28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) WGS (c) SWG (d) WSG
29. 29.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) April (b) March (c) February (d) January
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, monkey, ant, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PMAV (b) VAMP (c) MPAV (d) MAVP
31. 31.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, monkey, cat, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ACMN (b) NMCA (c) MNCA (d) MCAN
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, needle, rose, urn, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NGRUC (b) GNRUC (c) CURNG (d) NRUCG
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, ball, onion, lamp, inkpot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BGOLI (b) ILOBG (c) GBOLI (d) BOLIG
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, anchor, kettle, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AKUD (b) DAKU (c) ADKU (d) UKAD
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, ant, glass, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AGWV (b) VAGW (c) WGAV (d) AVGW
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, sock, drum, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SNDM (b) SDMN (c) MDSN (d) NSDM
38. 38.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
39. 39.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) west (b) east (c) north (d) south
40. 40.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Indian (c) Atlantic (d) Southern

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