Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 859 · 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 long story (b) a picture (c) a maths sum (d) a list in a fixed order
2. 2.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, tomato, ladder, vase, rope. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TLVRI (b) TILVR (c) RVLTI (d) ITLVR
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) LEPA (c) ELPA (d) APLE
4. 4.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the rainbow colours (c) the oceans (d) the months
5. 5.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) saffron (b) green (c) white
6. 6.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 4 (G) stand for? (a) green (b) violet (c) indigo (d) blue
7. 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AEASNAA (c) AANSAAE (d) AANSAEA
8. 8.🔤 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
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) WSEN (c) NESW (d) ENSW
10. 10.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Asia (b) Australia (c) South America (d) North America
11. 11.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) March (b) April (c) February (d) January
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: guava, radio, tomato, flute, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GRTFD (b) RTFDG (c) DFTRG (d) RGTFD
13. 13.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 1 (J) stand for? (a) February (b) January (c) March (d) April
14. 14.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) orange (b) indigo (c) violet (d) blue
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) ECCP (c) CEPC (d) CPCE
16. 16.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 7 (A) stand for? (a) Australia (b) North America (c) South America (d) Europe
17. 17.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Venus
18. 18.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) a type of number (c) a drawing (d) first letters as a word
19. 19.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they need no learning (c) they are longer (d) they always rhyme
20. 20.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) saffron (b) green (c) white
21. 21.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Atlantic (c) Pacific (d) Indian
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, rose, umpire, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DURC (b) CRUD (c) RUDC (d) RCUD
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, drum, glass, kettle, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MKGDJ (b) DGKMJ (c) JDGKM (d) DJGKM
24. 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, guava, wallet, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) GWPU (b) PWGU (c) GUWP (d) UGWP
25. 25.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 4 (M) stand for? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: ice cream, key, spoon, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IKSB (b) KSBI (c) KISB (d) BSKI
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, radio, umbrella, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ORUV (b) ROUV (c) VURO (d) RUVO
28. 28.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) east (b) north (c) west (d) south
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, urn, radio, doll, parrot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PDRUI (b) URDPI (c) IURDP (d) UIRDP
30. 30.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) March (b) January (c) April (d) February
31. 31.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its colour (b) what each letter means (c) its spelling backwards (d) nothing else
32. 32.🔤 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
33. 33.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 1 (N) stand for? (a) south (b) west (c) north (d) east
34. 34.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 4 (C) stand for? (a) precipitation (b) evaporation (c) condensation (d) collection
35. 35.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Indian (c) Arctic (d) Atlantic
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: vase, flute, candle, umpire, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TUCFV (b) FCUTV (c) FVCUT (d) VFCUT
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, apple, vase, jeep. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JVAC (b) ACVJ (c) CAVJ (d) AVJC
38. 38.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) flower (b) stem (c) leaf (d) root
39. 39.🔤 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
40. 40.🔤 “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

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