Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 790 · 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 maths sum (b) a picture (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a long story
2. 2.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) SWG (c) WGS (d) WSG
4. 4.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, ant, guava, tomato, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WAGTD (b) DTGAW (c) AGTDW (d) AWGTD
5. 5.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) pupa (b) adult (c) larva (d) egg
6. 6.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) its colour
7. 7.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) first letters as a word (c) a drawing (d) a long poem
8. 8.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 7 (A) stand for? (a) North America (b) Australia (c) Europe (d) Antarctica
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) NESW (b) WSEN (c) ESWN (d) ENSW
10. 10.🔤 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) AEASNAA (d) AANSAAE
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) IBGYORV (c) ROYGBIV (d) IVBGYOR
12. 12.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Uranus
13. 13.🔤 “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
14. 14.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) Africa (b) Asia (c) South America (d) Europe
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, key, violin, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UVKT (b) KTVU (c) KVUT (d) TKVU
16. 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, duck, parrot, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DPVI (b) DIPV (c) VPDI (d) IDPV
17. 17.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the planets (c) the rainbow colours (d) the oceans
18. 18.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) CEPC (c) ECCP (d) CPCE
19. 19.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, umbrella, coconut, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UCKJ (b) UJCK (c) JUCK (d) KCUJ
21. 21.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) green (b) blue (c) yellow (d) indigo
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, onion, rope, jalebi, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VJROG (b) OGRJV (c) ORJVG (d) GORJV
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, pencil, onion, watch, rose. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SPOWR (b) POWRS (c) RWOPS (d) PSOWR
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, mango, umbrella, pencil, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MDUPT (b) DMUPT (c) MUPTD (d) TPUMD
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: jeep, anchor, watch, flute, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DFWAJ (b) JAWFD (c) AJWFD (d) AWFDJ
26. 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) NUSJMEVM (c) VMEMJSUN (d) MVEMJSUN
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, owl, drum, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AODT (b) TDOA (c) ODTA (d) OADT
28. 28.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) yellow (b) blue (c) violet (d) indigo
29. 29.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Arctic (c) Southern (d) Atlantic
30. 30.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) leaf (b) flower (c) root (d) stem
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, tent, frog, glass, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TFGAV (b) AGFTV (c) VTFGA (d) TVFGA
32. 32.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) pupa (b) larva (c) egg (d) adult
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, ladder, spoon, doll. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DSLC (b) LCSD (c) CLSD (d) LSDC
34. 34.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 5 (Y) stand for? (a) orange (b) yellow (c) green (d) blue
35. 35.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) AMFJ (c) FJMA (d) JFMA
36. 36.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) APISA (c) ASIAP (d) PAISA
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.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 4 (M) stand for? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Saturn
39. 39.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
40. 40.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) April (b) February (c) January (d) March

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