Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 801 · 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.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) IBGYORV (c) VIBGYOR (d) IVBGYOR
3. 3.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Indian (c) Pacific (d) Atlantic
4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) APISA (c) PAISA (d) AISAP
5. 5.🔤 “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
6. 6.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) egg (b) larva (c) pupa (d) adult
7. 7.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) violet (b) yellow (c) indigo (d) orange
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) SRLF (c) RSLF (d) SLFR
9. 9.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Indian (c) Arctic (d) Southern
10. 10.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Southern (c) Indian (d) Pacific
11. 11.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a long story (d) a picture
12. 12.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) egg (b) larva (c) adult (d) pupa
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: monkey, frog, radio, jeep. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FMRJ (b) JRFM (c) MFRJ (d) FRJM
14. 14.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) orange (b) yellow (c) green (d) red
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) JFMA (b) FMAJ (c) AMFJ (d) FJMA
16. 16.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) root (b) flower (c) stem (d) leaf
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: monkey, whistle, owl, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WMOS (b) SOWM (c) WOSM (d) MWOS
18. 18.🔤 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
19. 19.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) its colour (d) what each letter means
20. 20.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the months (c) the rainbow colours (d) the planets
21. 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: monkey, kettle, lemon, umpire. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KMLU (b) KLUM (c) ULKM (d) MKLU
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: ladder, tent, guava, drum, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TLGDA (b) ADGTL (c) LTGDA (d) TGDAL
23. 23.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) they are longer (c) one word holds a list (d) they need no learning
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, onion, ice cream, apple, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UOIAN (b) OIANU (c) NAIOU (d) OUIAN
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: urn, anchor, ladder, spoon, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UALSF (b) AULSF (c) FSLAU (d) ALSFU
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, kite, onion, violin, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KSOVB (b) KOVBS (c) BVOKS (d) SKOVB
27. 27.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) first letters as a word (b) a type of number (c) a drawing (d) a long poem
28. 28.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) collection (c) precipitation (d) condensation
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, ball, drum, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FBDA (b) ADBF (c) BFDA (d) BDAF
30. 30.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, ice cream, onion, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IJOM (b) MOIJ (c) JIOM (d) IOMJ
31. 31.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) South America (b) Asia (c) Europe (d) Africa
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, net, jug, tiger, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NFJTO (b) OTJNF (c) NJTOF (d) FNJTO
33. 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) ECCP (c) ECPC (d) CPCE
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, key, nest, ice cream, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UINKP (b) KNIUP (c) PKNIU (d) KPNIU
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, parrot, nest, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PUNK (b) KNPU (c) PNKU (d) UPNK
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: pillow, monkey, banana, net, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ANBMP (b) MPBNA (c) MBNAP (d) PMBNA
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, wallet, glass, frog, pillow. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PFGWN (b) WGFPN (c) NWGFP (d) WNGFP
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: ball, needle, spoon, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BNSW (b) NBSW (c) WSNB (d) NSWB
39. 39.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mercury
40. 40.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 7 (U) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Uranus

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