Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 656 · 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… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the months (c) the oceans (d) the planets
2. 2.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, wallet, umbrella, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WIUL (b) IWUL (c) WULI (d) LUWI
3. 3.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) a type of number (c) a drawing (d) first letters as a word
4. 4.🔤 “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
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, fan, doll, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FDUI (b) UDFI (c) IFDU (d) FIDU
6. 6.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) red (b) yellow (c) blue (d) orange
7. 7.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Arctic (c) Atlantic (d) Pacific
8. 8.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 7 (U) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Earth
9. 9.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) south (b) north (c) west (d) east
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, candle, ant, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CATI (b) ICAT (c) CIAT (d) TACI
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, rope, key, bucket, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RVKBT (b) VRKBT (c) TBKRV (d) RKBTV
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, coconut, pencil, spoon, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TSPCV (b) CVPST (c) CPSTV (d) VCPST
13. 13.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) stem (b) leaf (c) root (d) flower
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) LEPA (c) APLE (d) ELPA
15. 15.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a maths sum (d) a picture
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAEA (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAAE (d) ANSAEAA
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) ECCP (c) ECPC (d) CEPC
18. 18.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west
19. 19.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Antarctica (b) Africa (c) South America (d) North America
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: mirror, vase, spoon, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MVSC (b) VSCM (c) VMSC (d) CSVM
21. 21.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) its colour (c) nothing else (d) what each letter means
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, shoe, coconut, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SPCF (b) SCFP (c) FCSP (d) PSCF
23. 23.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they are longer (c) they always rhyme (d) they need no learning
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, wallet, jeep, duck, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WJDFK (b) WKJDF (c) KWJDF (d) FDJWK
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) APISA (c) AISAP (d) PAISA
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, onion, van, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MVOJ (b) OVMJ (c) JOVM (d) OJVM
27. 27.🔤 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
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, shoe, parrot, kite, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) STPKC (b) SPKCT (c) CKPST (d) TSPKC
29. 29.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) root (b) flower (c) leaf (d) stem
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, guava, umbrella, key, bucket. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GIUKB (b) BKUGI (c) GUKBI (d) IGUKB
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, ant, fan, pencil, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CPFAD (b) ADFPC (c) AFPCD (d) DAFPC
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, parrot, cat, tomato, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PCTWJ (b) WTCPJ (c) PJCTW (d) JPCTW
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, owl, vase, ladder, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OVLCK (b) OKVLC (c) CLVOK (d) KOVLC
34. 34.🔤 “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
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, vase, ant, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VFAG (b) VAGF (c) FVAG (d) GAVF
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, banana, net, whistle, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CBNWD (b) DWNBC (c) BCNWD (d) BNWDC
37. 37.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) adult (b) egg (c) pupa (d) larva
38. 38.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) west (b) east (c) south (d) north
39. 39.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
40. 40.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) south (b) east (c) north (d) west

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