Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 673 · 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.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they always rhyme (c) they need no learning (d) they are longer
2. 2.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, anchor, radio, wallet, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ARWVK (b) AKRWV (c) KARWV (d) VWRAK
3. 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: monkey, tomato, van, ice cream. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IVTM (b) MTVI (c) TVIM (d) TMVI
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: ladder, whistle, key, anchor, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LWKAT (b) WLKAT (c) TAKWL (d) WKATL
5. 5.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) its spelling backwards (c) its colour (d) nothing else
6. 6.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, shoe, orange, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LOSI (b) SOLI (c) ISOL (d) SIOL
7. 7.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 7 (U) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
8. 8.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) Asia (b) South America (c) North America (d) Africa
9. 9.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) South America (b) Australia (c) Africa (d) Europe
10. 10.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) east (b) west (c) north (d) south
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, jalebi, key, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PJKD (b) JKDP (c) DKJP (d) JPKD
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, ice cream, glass, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DIGS (b) SGID (c) IGSD (d) IDGS
13. 13.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) first letters as a word (c) a long poem (d) a type of number
14. 14.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) saffron (b) green (c) white
15. 15.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
16. 16.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the rainbow colours (c) the planets (d) the oceans
17. 17.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 8 (N) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Neptune
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, watch, drum, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WDJV (b) JDWV (c) VWDJ (d) WVDJ
19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) CEPC (c) ECPC (d) CPCE
20. 20.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) collection (c) evaporation (d) condensation
21. 21.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) SWG (c) WSG (d) WGS
22. 22.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) saffron (b) green (c) white
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, watch, jeep, tiger, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NWJTA (b) WJTAN (c) WNJTA (d) ATJWN
24. 24.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) March (b) April (c) January (d) February
25. 25.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) Europe (b) Antarctica (c) Australia (d) South America
26. 26.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) APISA (c) PAISA (d) AISAP
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, apple, coconut, van, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ACVMU (b) AUCVM (c) UACVM (d) MVCAU
29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) RSLF (b) SRLF (c) SLFR (d) FLSR
30. 30.🔤 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
31. 31.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a maths sum (d) a long story
32. 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) FMAJ (c) JFMA (d) AMFJ
33. 33.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) yellow (b) violet (c) indigo (d) red
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, orange, pencil, nest, jeep. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DOPNJ (b) OPNJD (c) JNPOD (d) ODPNJ
35. 35.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) April (b) March (c) January (d) February
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, radio, anchor, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GRAS (b) RASG (c) SARG (d) RGAS
37. 37.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) north (b) east (c) west (d) south
38. 38.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) February (b) March (c) April (d) January
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, parrot, guava, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BPGK (b) PBGK (c) KGPB (d) PGKB
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, umbrella, glass, ball, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UGBCN (b) CBGUN (c) NUGBC (d) UNGBC

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