Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 113 · 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: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
2. 2.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a KNOCK on the nose
3. 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
4. 4.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a flower in a POOL (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a PIE under your foot
5. 5.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) long numbers (c) new words in a language (d) adding sums
6. 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) a random colour (c) its spelling backwards (d) nothing else
7. 7.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) only in the exam (c) after a year (d) later today and tomorrow
8. 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) baadal (c) aam (d) dola
9. 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) kitaab (c) bandar (d) aam
10. 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) phool (c) aam (d) kitaab
11. 11.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
12. 12.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
13. 13.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a CHUBBY key
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
16. 16.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a flower in a POOL
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) cat (b) elephant (c) water (d) fish
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) an elephant with HOT tea
20. 20.🗣️ 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
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) rice (b) nose (c) table (d) school
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) rice (b) mother (c) mango (d) tree
23. 23.🗣️ 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
24. 24.🗣️ 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
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.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) is spelled the same (d) sounds like the new word
27. 27.🗣️ 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
28. 28.🗣️ 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
29. 29.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a funny, moving one (c) just the word (d) a plain, still one
30. 30.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a BAT made of rice
31. 31.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a BAT made of rice (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
32. 32.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) moon (b) table (c) mango (d) sleep
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) baadal (c) phool (d) naak
35. 35.🗣️ 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
36. 36.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) I NEED sleep (d) a CHUBBY key
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) machhli (c) naak (d) shala
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) nose (b) school (c) foot (d) book
39. 39.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) I NEED sleep
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) rice (b) elephant (c) key (d) table

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