Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 102 · 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: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
2. 2.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) drawing maps (c) long numbers (d) adding sums
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
5. 5.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) water in a PAN (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
8. 8.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) later today and tomorrow (c) never again (d) only in the exam
9. 9.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is always in Hindi (c) means the same (d) is spelled the same
10. 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) table (b) key (c) water (d) eye
11. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) mother (b) nose (c) elephant (d) school
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) shala (c) paay (d) sakhar
15. 15.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
16. 16.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) an elephant with HOT tea
17. 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) monkey (b) rice (c) flower (d) key
19. 19.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) an elephant with HOT tea
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) the word’s meaning (c) a random colour (d) its spelling backwards
21. 21.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a plain, still one (c) a funny, moving one (d) just the word
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) cloud (b) sleep (c) rice (d) fish
23. 23.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
24. 24.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a CHUBBY key (d) water in a PAN
25. 25.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a flower in a POOL
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) naak (c) paani (d) aam
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) mango (b) cloud (c) fish (d) book
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) rice (b) monkey (c) book (d) mango
30. 30.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
31. 31.🗣️ 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
32. 32.🗣️ 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
33. 33.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) nose (b) fish (c) cloud (d) key
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) nose (b) table (c) flower (d) key
36. 36.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) I AM eating a mango
37. 37.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) mother (b) table (c) tree (d) eye
39. 39.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a KNOCK on the nose
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) foot (b) mango (c) water (d) tree

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