Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 101 · 40 questions

Memory tip (Sound plus meaning): Steps: hear the new word → find a sound-alike word → link it to the meaning → review the picture. The keyword sounds like the new word; the picture must also show the meaning: billi = cat → “a cat paying a BILL”. Review the picture later today and tomorrow, then with growing gaps.

1. 1.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) paani (c) aai (d) bhaat
3. 3.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a funny, moving one (c) a plain, still one (d) just the word
4. 4.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
5. 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) school (b) elephant (c) table (d) nose
6. 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
7. 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) nothing else (c) the word’s meaning (d) its spelling backwards
8. 8.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
9. 9.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or link it to the meaning? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) link it to the meaning
10. 10.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) new words in a language (c) drawing maps (d) long numbers
11. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) key (b) sugar (c) mango (d) cat
12. 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) mez (c) machhli (d) kitaab
13. 13.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) means the same (c) is spelled the same (d) sounds like the new word
14. 14.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a BAT made of rice (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a DOLL with big eyes
15. 15.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) elephant (b) eye (c) cloud (d) sugar
17. 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
18. 18.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
19. 19.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
20. 20.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) paay (c) haathi (d) chaand
22. 22.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
23. 23.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
24. 24.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a PIE under your foot (c) water in a PAN (d) a MAZE on a table
25. 25.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
26. 26.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) ped (c) phool (d) kitaab
28. 28.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
29. 29.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
30. 30.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) water in a PAN (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a monkey in a BAND
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) mother (b) sugar (c) school (d) cat
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) naak (c) aam (d) shala
33. 33.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) is spelled the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) means the same
34. 34.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) later today and tomorrow (c) never again (d) after a year
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) cat (b) flower (c) foot (d) sleep
36. 36.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a DOLL with big eyes
37. 37.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a BAT made of rice (d) I NEED sleep
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) mango (b) rice (c) moon (d) monkey
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) school (b) monkey (c) key (d) foot
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) moon (b) key (c) eye (d) book

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