Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 8 · 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.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, candle, shoe, kite, nest. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CWSKN (b) CSKNW (c) NKSCW (d) WCSKN
2. 2.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) what each letter means (d) nothing else
3. 3.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 8 (N) stand for? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) ANSAEAA (c) AANSAEA (d) AEASNAA
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) PAISA (b) AISAP (c) ASIAP (d) APISA
6. 6.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the months (c) the oceans (d) the planets
7. 7.📝 A list to learn, in order: violin, kite, tomato, rope, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KTRFV (b) KVTRF (c) FRTKV (d) VKTRF
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) AMFJ (c) FJMA (d) FMAJ
9. 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, goat, kettle, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VGKS (b) SKGV (c) GVKS (d) GKSV
10. 10.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they need no learning (c) they always rhyme (d) one word holds a list
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: urn, drum, kite, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DUKR (b) RKDU (c) DKRU (d) UDKR
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: monkey, apple, net, jeep, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MANJF (b) AMNJF (c) FJNAM (d) ANJFM
13. 13.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a picture (c) a long story (d) a list in a fixed order
14. 14.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) blue (b) green (c) red (d) yellow
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, urn, jeep, coconut, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UPJCS (b) PUJCS (c) SCJUP (d) UJCSP
16. 16.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) a long poem (c) a drawing (d) first letters as a word
17. 17.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) IVBGYOR (c) VIBGYOR (d) IBGYORV
18. 18.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) green (b) orange (c) red (d) blue
19. 19.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) MVEMJSUN (c) VMEMJSUN (d) NUSJMEVM
20. 20.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) larva (b) pupa (c) adult (d) egg
21. 21.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Indian (c) Atlantic (d) Arctic
22. 22.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Earth
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, ice cream, net, rope, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IANRS (b) SRNIA (c) INRSA (d) AINRS
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, anchor, duck, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PDAN (b) NADP (c) ADPN (d) ANDP
25. 25.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) February (b) March (c) January (d) April
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, ball, doll, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BSDF (b) FDBS (c) BDFS (d) SBDF
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, ball, coconut, ice cream, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BUCIF (b) FICBU (c) BCIFU (d) UBCIF
28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) RSLF (b) SRLF (c) FLSR (d) SLFR
29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) WSG (c) SWG (d) WGS
30. 30.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Indian (c) Atlantic (d) Pacific
31. 31.🔤 “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
32. 32.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) flower (b) root (c) leaf (d) stem
33. 33.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 4 (G) stand for? (a) violet (b) indigo (c) blue (d) green
34. 34.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) white (b) green (c) saffron
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, ice cream, coconut, umpire, flute. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ICUFN (b) FUCIN (c) INCUF (d) NICUF
36. 36.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) condensation (c) collection (d) precipitation
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, lamp, tiger, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MTLS (b) LTMS (c) LSTM (d) SLTM
38. 38.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Mercury
39. 39.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Asia (b) Africa (c) Antarctica (d) Europe
40. 40.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) March (b) January (c) April (d) February

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