Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 115 · 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 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
2. 2.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a flower in a POOL (d) an elephant with HOT tea
3. 3.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) water in a PAN (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
4. 4.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) never again (c) after a year (d) later today and tomorrow
5. 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) nothing else (c) its spelling backwards (d) a random colour
6. 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) elephant (b) key (c) sleep (d) school
7. 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) paay (c) billi (d) aai
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
10. 10.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) adding sums (c) long numbers (d) new words in a language
11. 11.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a SACK full of sugar
12. 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) flower (b) cat (c) fish (d) moon
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) sakhar (c) machhli (d) aam
14. 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) moon (b) fish (c) elephant (d) mango
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) water (b) mother (c) table (d) book
17. 17.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a funny, moving one (c) no picture at all (d) a plain, still one
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) neend (c) mez (d) shala
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) naak (c) phool (d) paay
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) ped (c) billi (d) paay
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) machhli (c) phool (d) shala
23. 23.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
24. 24.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
25. 25.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) means the same (d) is always in Hindi
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
28. 28.🗣️ 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
29. 29.🗣️ 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
30. 30.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) I NEED sleep (d) a PIE under your foot
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) table (b) rice (c) key (d) nose
32. 32.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a cat paying a BILL
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) chaand (c) bhaat (d) kitaab
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) paay (c) chaand (d) bandar
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) dola (c) aai (d) haathi
36. 36.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a school in a SHAWL
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) sleep (b) key (c) foot (d) cloud
38. 38.🗣️ 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
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) baadal (c) mez (d) naak
40. 40.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4

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