Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 881 · 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 are longer (b) they always rhyme (c) one word holds a list (d) they need no learning
2. 2.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 6 (S) stand for? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Venus
3. 3.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) condensation (b) collection (c) precipitation (d) evaporation
4. 4.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Arctic (c) Southern (d) Indian
5. 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) JFMA (c) AMFJ (d) FMAJ
6. 6.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) first letters as a word (b) a drawing (c) a long poem (d) a type of number
7. 7.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the oceans (c) the rainbow colours (d) the months
8. 8.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, onion, cat, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OFCW (b) WCOF (c) OCWF (d) FOCW
9. 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) SLFR (c) SRLF (d) RSLF
10. 10.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) April (b) March (c) February (d) January
11. 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: fan, drum, jeep, guava, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FDJGO (b) DJGOF (c) OGJDF (d) DFJGO
12. 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) ELPA (b) LPAE (c) APLE (d) LEPA
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: onion, igloo, lemon, watch, urn. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UWLIO (b) IOLWU (c) OILWU (d) ILWUO
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) ECCP (c) CEPC (d) ECPC
15. 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) MVEMJSUN (b) NUSJMEVM (c) VEMJSUNM (d) VMEMJSUN
16. 16.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) GWS (c) SWG (d) WSG
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: ant, nest, inkpot, violin, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NIVRA (b) ANIVR (c) NAIVR (d) RVINA
18. 18.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a maths sum (c) a picture (d) a long story
19. 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: goat, nest, inkpot, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CING (b) NGIC (c) NICG (d) GNIC
20. 20.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, vase, radio, inkpot. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IRVC (b) CVRI (c) VCRI (d) VRIC
21. 21.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) green (b) blue (c) indigo (d) orange
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, inkpot, anchor, kite, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IAKTN (b) TKAIN (c) INAKT (d) NIAKT
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, ball, duck, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BODW (b) BDWO (c) WDBO (d) OBDW
24. 24.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) Africa (b) Europe (c) Asia (d) South America
25. 25.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) its colour
26. 26.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, umpire, onion, fan. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) UOFR (b) FOUR (c) RUOF (d) UROF
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, apple, vase, urn, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AVUDJ (b) AJVUD (c) DUVAJ (d) JAVUD
28. 28.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) NESW (b) ESWN (c) WSEN (d) ENSW
29. 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, bucket, jalebi, umpire, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TBJUO (b) BTJUO (c) OUJBT (d) BJUOT
30. 30.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 2 (S) stand for? (a) leaf (b) stem (c) flower (d) root
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: drum, glass, needle, igloo. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) INGD (b) GDNI (c) GNID (d) DGNI
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: rose, bucket, vase, coconut, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RBVCA (b) ACVBR (c) BVCAR (d) BRVCA
33. 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, inkpot, jeep, monkey, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IJMSC (b) CIJMS (c) SMJIC (d) ICJMS
34. 34.🔤 “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
35. 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: lamp, whistle, nest, glass. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WNGL (b) WLNG (c) LWNG (d) GNWL
36. 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, tiger, umbrella, duck, coconut. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ATUDC (b) TAUDC (c) TUDCA (d) CDUTA
37. 37.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Arctic (c) Atlantic (d) Southern
38. 38.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) adult (b) egg (c) pupa (d) larva
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, watch, duck, shoe. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JWDS (b) WDSJ (c) WJDS (d) SDWJ
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, jalebi, umbrella, vase, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JUVAW (b) JWUVA (c) WJUVA (d) AVUJW

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