Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 112 · 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.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
2. 2.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a cat paying a BILL
3. 3.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) adding sums (c) long numbers (d) drawing maps
4. 4.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a school in a SHAWL
5. 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) nothing else (c) its spelling backwards (d) the word’s meaning
6. 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) billi (c) kitaab (d) baadal
7. 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
8. 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) book (b) water (c) mango (d) monkey
9. 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) shala (c) chaabi (d) mez
10. 10.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) never again (c) later today and tomorrow (d) only in the exam
11. 11.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) water (b) tree (c) nose (d) mother
14. 14.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) just the word (c) a funny, moving one (d) no picture at all
15. 15.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a CHUBBY key (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a PIE under your foot
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) table (b) sleep (c) elephant (d) cloud
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) chaand (c) mez (d) kitaab
20. 20.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is spelled the same (d) is always in Hindi
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.🗣️ 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
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) eye (b) fish (c) rice (d) key
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) paani (c) baadal (d) haathi
25. 25.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a DOLL with big eyes
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) an elephant with HOT tea
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) water (b) table (c) mother (d) foot
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) elephant (b) water (c) tree (d) school
30. 30.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a flower in a POOL (d) I NEED sleep
31. 31.🗣️ 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
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.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) sleep (b) tree (c) eye (d) rice
34. 34.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a BAT made of rice (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) tree (b) table (c) key (d) mother
36. 36.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) kitaab (c) haathi (d) chaabi
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) machhli (c) aai (d) phool
39. 39.🗣️ 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
40. 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a flower in a POOL (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”

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