Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 121 · 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: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) kitaab (c) baadal (d) machhli
4. 4.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) water in a PAN (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a KNOCK on the nose
5. 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
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.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) haathi (c) chaabi (d) aam
10. 10.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) adding sums (c) new words in a language (d) long numbers
11. 11.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a CHUBBY key
12. 12.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a KNOCK on the nose
13. 13.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) the word’s meaning (c) nothing else (d) a random colour
15. 15.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) sounds like the new word (c) means the same (d) is spelled the same
16. 16.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a cat paying a BILL
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) I NEED sleep (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a PIE under your foot
19. 19.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a flower in a POOL
20. 20.🗣️ 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
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) aam (c) dola (d) ped
22. 22.🗣️ 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
23. 23.🗣️ 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
24. 24.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a CHUBBY key
25. 25.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
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.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) school (d) fish
28. 28.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) monkey (b) school (c) key (d) fish
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) mother (b) key (c) rice (d) elephant
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) key (b) book (c) elephant (d) foot
32. 32.🗣️ 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
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) kitaab (c) paani (d) sakhar
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) paani (c) baadal (d) paay
35. 35.🗣️ 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
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) nose (b) tree (c) table (d) water
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
39. 39.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) long numbers (c) drawing maps (d) adding sums
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) key (b) nose (c) table (d) mango

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