Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 116 · 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 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) key (b) cat (c) mother (d) water
3. 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) key (b) water (c) monkey (d) tree
4. 4.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a tree on a note PAD
5. 5.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) adding sums (c) long numbers (d) new words in a language
6. 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
7. 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
8. 8.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a monkey in a BAND
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) only in the exam (c) after a year (d) never again
12. 12.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
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.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a flower in a POOL (c) water in a PAN (d) a SACK full of sugar
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) key (b) sugar (c) monkey (d) moon
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) the word’s meaning (c) nothing else (d) a random colour
17. 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
18. 18.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) water in a PAN (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) bandar (c) kitaab (d) aai
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) billi (c) aai (d) ped
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) flower (b) foot (c) mango (d) nose
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) mother (b) book (c) rice (d) cloud
23. 23.🗣️ 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
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) dola (c) paay (d) phool
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) key (b) elephant (c) sleep (d) book
27. 27.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) no picture at all (c) a plain, still one (d) a funny, moving one
28. 28.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a cat paying a BILL
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) chaand (c) ped (d) bhaat
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) flower (b) cat (c) nose (d) cloud
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) rice (b) sleep (c) tree (d) book
32. 32.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a PIE under your foot (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a tree on a note PAD
33. 33.🗣️ 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
34. 34.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
35. 35.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a CHUBBY key
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) tree (b) foot (c) book (d) mango
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) shala (c) haathi (d) phool
38. 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) water in a PAN (d) a cat paying a BILL
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) mez (c) paay (d) aam
40. 40.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) an elephant with HOT tea

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