Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 117 · 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 4 (d) step 3
2. 2.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) adding sums (c) new words in a language (d) long numbers
3. 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
4. 4.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
5. 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) shala (c) phool (d) baadal
6. 6.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) no picture at all (c) a plain, still one (d) a funny, moving one
7. 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) mango (b) nose (c) school (d) flower
8. 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
9. 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) ped (c) paani (d) kitaab
10. 10.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is spelled the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) sounds like the new word
11. 11.🗣️ 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
12. 12.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a SACK full of sugar
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 Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) I NEED sleep (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a flower in a POOL
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) neend (c) mez (d) kitaab
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) book (b) sugar (c) monkey (d) foot
19. 19.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) after a year (c) only in the exam (d) later today and tomorrow
20. 20.🗣️ 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
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) nothing else (d) the word’s meaning
22. 22.🗣️ 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
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.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) ped (c) billi (d) machhli
25. 25.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
26. 26.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a cat paying a BILL
27. 27.🗣️ 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
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) key (d) flower
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) water (b) tree (c) sugar (d) book
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) ped (c) phool (d) paay
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) kitaab (c) billi (d) chaand
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 Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) moon (b) sleep (c) cat (d) foot
34. 34.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a MAZE on a table (d) I NEED sleep
35. 35.🗣️ 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
36. 36.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) water in a PAN (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
37. 37.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a school in a SHAWL
38. 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a CHUBBY key
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) chaand (c) paay (d) machhli
40. 40.🗣️ 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

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