Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 71 · 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.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) its colour (c) its spelling backwards (d) nothing else
2. 2.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) orange (b) blue (c) indigo (d) red
3. 3.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
4. 4.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) a drawing (c) a type of number (d) first letters as a word
5. 5.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Pacific (c) Atlantic (d) Southern
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) GWS (c) WSG (d) SWG
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, candle, vase, pencil, net. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NPVCT (b) CTVPN (c) CVPNT (d) TCVPN
8. 8.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) north (b) west (c) south (d) east
9. 9.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) green (b) indigo (c) violet (d) orange
10. 10.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a picture (d) a long story
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) LPAE (c) APLE (d) ELPA
12. 12.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the rainbow colours (c) the oceans (d) the planets
13. 13.🔤 “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
14. 14.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they need no learning (c) they always rhyme (d) one word holds a list
15. 15.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Asia (b) Africa (c) Europe (d) North America
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) VIBGYOR (c) ROYGBIV (d) IBGYORV
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, wallet, needle, monkey, ball. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WNMBK (b) BMNWK (c) KWNMB (d) WKNMB
18. 18.🔤 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
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, sock, van, cat, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BCVSP (b) SVCBP (c) PSVCB (d) SPVCB
20. 20.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) South America (b) Antarctica (c) Asia (d) Australia
21. 21.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Asia (b) Europe (c) Africa (d) South America
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, jug, sock, umbrella, parrot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DJSUP (b) JSUPD (c) PUSJD (d) JDSUP
23. 23.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) March (b) February (c) April (d) January
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, coconut, parrot, shoe. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CWPS (b) SPCW (c) CPSW (d) WCPS
25. 25.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) west (b) north (c) east (d) south
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, apple, coconut, urn, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RACUW (b) WUCAR (c) ARCUW (d) ACUWR
27. 27.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) stem (b) flower (c) root (d) leaf
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, inkpot, parrot, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) APIU (b) IUPA (c) UIPA (d) IPAU
29. 29.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Earth
30. 30.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) collection (c) evaporation (d) condensation
31. 31.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 3 (N) stand for? (a) South America (b) Europe (c) North America (d) Antarctica
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: mango, frog, umbrella, tiger, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KTUFM (b) MFUTK (c) FMUTK (d) FUTKM
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, duck, glass, wallet. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IDGW (b) DIGW (c) DGWI (d) WGDI
34. 34.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) SLFR (c) RSLF (d) FLSR
35. 35.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) collection (c) condensation (d) evaporation
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, bucket, ice cream, sock, lamp. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FBISL (b) LSIBF (c) BFISL (d) BISLF
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, flute, kite, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WKFN (b) FKWN (c) FNKW (d) NFKW
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, kite, anchor, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KFAW (b) KAWF (c) WAKF (d) FKAW
39. 39.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Southern (c) Atlantic (d) Pacific
40. 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) AMFJ (b) JFMA (c) FJMA (d) FMAJ

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