Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 87 · 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.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mercury
2. 2.🔤 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
3. 3.🔤 “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
4. 4.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the rainbow colours (c) the oceans (d) the months
5. 5.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 4 (G) stand for? (a) violet (b) green (c) blue (d) indigo
6. 6.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) Africa (b) Asia (c) Antarctica (d) Europe
7. 7.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) they are longer (c) one word holds a list (d) they need no learning
8. 8.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) its colour (c) what each letter means (d) its spelling backwards
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) PAISA (c) AISAP (d) ASIAP
10. 10.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 7 (A) stand for? (a) Antarctica (b) North America (c) Africa (d) Australia
11. 11.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) adult (b) larva (c) egg (d) pupa
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) NESW (c) WSEN (d) ENSW
13. 13.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) JFMA (c) FMAJ (d) AMFJ
14. 14.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a long story (c) a maths sum (d) a list in a fixed order
15. 15.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 3 (N) stand for? (a) North America (b) Asia (c) Antarctica (d) Africa
16. 16.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) root (b) leaf (c) stem (d) flower
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: ladder, drum, jeep, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BJDL (b) DLJB (c) DJBL (d) LDJB
18. 18.🔤 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) AEASNAA (d) AANSAEA
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, ladder, umpire, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LFUA (b) LUAF (c) FLUA (d) AULF
20. 20.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) white (b) green (c) saffron
21. 21.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) saffron (b) green (c) white
22. 22.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) white (b) green (c) saffron
23. 23.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) flower (b) stem (c) root (d) leaf
24. 24.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) a long poem (c) first letters as a word (d) a type of number
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) FLSR (c) SLFR (d) RSLF
26. 26.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 4 (W) stand for? (a) east (b) south (c) north (d) west
27. 27.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 2 (E) stand for? (a) north (b) west (c) east (d) south
28. 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, watch, rope, umpire. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) URWI (b) IWRU (c) WRUI (d) WIRU
29. 29.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Southern (c) Arctic (d) Pacific
30. 30.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) indigo (b) red (c) orange (d) violet
31. 31.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 2 (F) stand for? (a) January (b) March (c) February (d) April
32. 32.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) pupa (b) larva (c) egg (d) adult
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, whistle, pencil, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WFPL (b) WPLF (c) LPWF (d) FWPL
34. 34.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) APLE (b) LEPA (c) LPAE (d) ELPA
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: mirror, tomato, urn, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TMUJ (b) MTUJ (c) JUTM (d) TUJM
36. 36.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Australia (b) Antarctica (c) Africa (d) South America
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, anchor, umpire, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NAUO (b) ANUO (c) OUAN (d) AUON
38. 38.📝 A list to learn, in order: inkpot, coconut, ladder, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CILF (b) FLCI (c) ICLF (d) CLFI
39. 39.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) larva (b) pupa (c) adult (d) egg
40. 40.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) indigo (b) yellow (c) red (d) orange

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