Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 106 · 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: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
2. 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
3. 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) sugar (b) sleep (c) table (d) eye
4. 4.🗣️ 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
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) after a year (c) only in the exam (d) never again
7. 7.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a BAT made of rice
8. 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) elephant (b) key (c) moon (d) table
9. 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) aai (c) aam (d) naak
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
12. 12.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is always in Hindi (c) is spelled the same (d) means the same
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) baadal (c) chaabi (d) chaand
15. 15.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) adding sums (c) long numbers (d) new words in a language
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) monkey (b) mango (c) table (d) moon
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) mother (b) key (c) flower (d) elephant
18. 18.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
19. 19.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) a funny, moving one (c) just the word (d) no picture at all
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) billi (c) aam (d) aai
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a PIE under your foot (c) I AM eating a mango (d) an elephant with HOT tea
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) cat (b) nose (c) monkey (d) cloud
24. 24.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a CHUBBY key (d) an elephant with HOT tea
25. 25.🗣️ 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
26. 26.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) naak (c) chaabi (d) aam
28. 28.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
29. 29.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a PIE under your foot (c) water in a PAN (d) a cat paying a BILL
30. 30.🗣️ 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
31. 31.🗣️ 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
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) nothing else (c) its spelling backwards (d) the word’s meaning
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) mez (c) dola (d) paani
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) paay (c) mez (d) shala
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) cloud (b) elephant (c) eye (d) rice
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) table (b) water (c) key (d) moon
37. 37.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a monkey in a BAND
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) neend (c) baadal (d) chaabi
39. 39.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a PIE under your foot
40. 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) I NEED sleep (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a MAZE on a table

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