Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 844 · 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.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) they need no learning (c) one word holds a list (d) they are longer
2. 2.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) blue (b) red (c) orange (d) yellow
3. 3.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) adult (b) larva (c) egg (d) pupa
4. 4.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) west (b) south (c) north (d) east
5. 5.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) flower (b) leaf (c) stem (d) root
6. 6.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) February (b) January (c) March (d) April
7. 7.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) January (b) February (c) March (d) April
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, spoon, ice cream, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JSIO (b) SJIO (c) SIOJ (d) OISJ
9. 9.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) condensation (b) precipitation (c) collection (d) evaporation
10. 10.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a maths sum (c) a long story (d) a list in a fixed order
11. 11.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) green (b) saffron (c) white
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) WGS (c) GWS (d) SWG
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, tent, lemon, cat, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DCLTK (b) TKLCD (c) KTLCD (d) TLCDK
14. 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, jalebi, ladder, wallet, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RJLWT (b) TWLJR (c) JLWTR (d) JRLWT
15. 15.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the months (c) the rainbow colours (d) the oceans
16. 16.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) what each letter means (c) its spelling backwards (d) its colour
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, duck, frog, igloo, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SDFIU (b) DSFIU (c) UIFDS (d) DFIUS
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, vase, tent, spoon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AVTS (b) STVA (c) VTSA (d) VATS
19. 19.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) saffron (b) white (c) green
20. 20.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) a type of number (c) first letters as a word (d) a drawing
21. 21.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Arctic (b) Atlantic (c) Indian (d) Pacific
22. 22.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Asia (b) Europe (c) Africa (d) South America
23. 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) RSLF (c) FLSR (d) SRLF
24. 24.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Earth
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) ESWN (c) ENSW (d) NESW
26. 26.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Australia (b) Africa (c) North America (d) Europe
27. 27.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) violet (b) yellow (c) blue (d) indigo
28. 28.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) January (b) February (c) April (d) March
29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) AANSAEA (c) ANSAEAA (d) AEASNAA
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) ROYGBIV (c) IBGYORV (d) IVBGYOR
31. 31.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) east (b) north (c) south (d) west
32. 32.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) Europe (b) Africa (c) Asia (d) North America
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: needle, igloo, goat, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NIGC (b) IGCN (c) CGIN (d) INGC
34. 34.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, tiger, parrot, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TPMJ (b) TJPM (c) JTPM (d) MPTJ
35. 35.🔤 “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
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, doll, urn, jeep, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DNUJF (b) FJUDN (c) DUJFN (d) NDUJF
37. 37.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 4 (G) stand for? (a) yellow (b) indigo (c) orange (d) green
38. 38.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) violet (b) blue (c) red (d) yellow
39. 39.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) APISA (c) AISAP (d) PAISA
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, jalebi, duck, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JTDG (b) TJDG (c) GDJT (d) JDGT

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