Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 781 · 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 planets (b) the rainbow colours (c) the months (d) the oceans
2. 2.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they always rhyme (c) they are longer (d) they need no learning
3. 3.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) first letters as a word (b) a type of number (c) a drawing (d) a long poem
4. 4.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) its colour (c) its spelling backwards (d) what each letter means
5. 5.📝 A list to learn, in order: spoon, lemon, key, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LKCS (b) CKLS (c) LSKC (d) SLKC
6. 6.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) VEMJSUNM (c) MVEMJSUN (d) VMEMJSUN
7. 7.🔤 “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
8. 8.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) April (b) March (c) February (d) January
9. 9.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a picture (c) a maths sum (d) a list in a fixed order
10. 10.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, vase, goat, inkpot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IGVF (b) FVGI (c) VGIF (d) VFGI
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, ant, pillow, lemon, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SAPLK (b) KLPAS (c) APLKS (d) ASPLK
12. 12.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) egg (b) pupa (c) larva (d) adult
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) AANSAEA (c) AANSAAE (d) ANSAEAA
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, needle, orange, watch. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NGOW (b) NOWG (c) GNOW (d) WONG
15. 15.🔤 “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
16. 16.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 3 (N) stand for? (a) Africa (b) Asia (c) North America (d) Europe
17. 17.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) red (b) orange (c) green (d) blue
18. 18.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Southern (c) Atlantic (d) Pacific
19. 19.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Africa (b) Asia (c) Europe (d) South America
20. 20.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) March (b) April (c) February (d) January
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, jeep, orange, pillow, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JCOPA (b) CJOPA (c) JOPAC (d) APOJC
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: ball, pencil, umpire, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PUMB (b) PBUM (c) MUPB (d) BPUM
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, monkey, tent, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RTMV (b) VMTR (c) MVTR (d) MTRV
24. 24.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) adult (b) larva (c) egg (d) pupa
25. 25.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, spoon, ladder, inkpot, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SLIDG (b) SGLID (c) DILSG (d) GSLID
27. 27.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Venus
28. 28.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) North America (b) Africa (c) Australia (d) Antarctica
29. 29.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) February (b) March (c) April (d) January
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: doll, pillow, nest, flute, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PDNFG (b) GFNPD (c) PNFGD (d) DPNFG
31. 31.🔤 “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
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, kettle, pencil, tomato, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MTPKU (b) UKPTM (c) KPTMU (d) KUPTM
33. 33.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) yellow (b) red (c) indigo (d) violet
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, violin, wallet, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RVWF (b) VWFR (c) VRWF (d) FWVR
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, banana, violin, lamp, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FLVBS (b) SBVLF (c) BSVLF (d) BVLFS
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, lamp, frog, jeep. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JFLS (b) SLFJ (c) LSFJ (d) LFJS
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, glass, monkey, nest. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GMNV (b) VGMN (c) GVMN (d) NMGV
38. 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) ESWN (c) WSEN (d) NESW
39. 39.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) stem (b) root (c) flower (d) leaf
40. 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) ROYGBIV (c) VIBGYOR (d) IBGYORV

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