Mnemonics Worksheet: Acronyms

Memory techniques lesson 7: Acronyms · Set 886 · 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 3 (E) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
2. 2.🔤 “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
3. 3.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the months (c) the rainbow colours (d) the planets
4. 4.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Indian (c) Pacific (d) Southern
5. 5.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) a drawing (c) first letters as a word (d) a type of number
6. 6.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) what each letter means (d) its colour
7. 7.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 3 (L) stand for? (a) leaf (b) flower (c) stem (d) root
8. 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) WSEN (c) ENSW (d) NESW
9. 9.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they need no learning (c) one word holds a list (d) they always rhyme
10. 10.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) VMEMJSUN (c) NUSJMEVM (d) MVEMJSUN
11. 11.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) ECCP (c) ECPC (d) CEPC
12. 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, lemon, tomato, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LWTB (b) BTLW (c) WLTB (d) LTBW
13. 13.🔤 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
14. 14.🔤 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
15. 15.📝 A list to learn, in order: sock, net, cat, ant. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NCAS (b) SNCA (c) ACNS (d) NSCA
16. 16.🔤 “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
17. 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: urn, apple, ladder, jug. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JLAU (b) UALJ (c) AULJ (d) ALJU
18. 18.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, inkpot, cat, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) IACV (b) VCIA (c) ICVA (d) AICV
19. 19.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) green (b) white (c) saffron
20. 20.🔤 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
21. 21.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Africa (b) Australia (c) Europe (d) South America
22. 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, bucket, rope, umpire, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BJRUL (b) LURBJ (c) BRULJ (d) JBRUL
23. 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, wallet, candle, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WICL (b) LCWI (c) IWCL (d) WCLI
24. 24.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 3 (B) stand for? (a) violet (b) indigo (c) blue (d) orange
25. 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, lemon, guava, mango, bucket. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LDGMB (b) DLGMB (c) LGMBD (d) BMGLD
26. 26.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) east (b) west (c) south (d) north
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: wallet, doll, guava, ant, tent. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DWGAT (b) DGATW (c) WDGAT (d) TAGDW
28. 28.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) egg (b) pupa (c) larva (d) adult
29. 29.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) root (b) stem (c) leaf (d) flower
30. 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) AMFJ (c) FJMA (d) JFMA
31. 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: jalebi, duck, rope, mirror, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CMRDJ (b) DJRMC (c) DRMCJ (d) JDRMC
32. 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, orange, inkpot, anchor. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OCIA (b) COIA (c) OIAC (d) AIOC
33. 33.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) green (b) indigo (c) red (d) blue
34. 34.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 1 (R) stand for? (a) root (b) leaf (c) flower (d) stem
35. 35.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 3 (I) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Arctic (c) Pacific (d) Indian
36. 36.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) pupa (b) egg (c) adult (d) larva
37. 37.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) ASIAP (c) AISAP (d) PAISA
38. 38.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a maths sum (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a picture
39. 39.📝 A list to learn, in order: van, lemon, candle, mango. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LVCM (b) MCLV (c) LCMV (d) VLCM
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, ant, tomato, drum. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ATDO (b) AOTD (c) DTAO (d) OATD

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