Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 123 · 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 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
2. 2.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) never again (c) only in the exam (d) after a year
3. 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) billi (c) chaabi (d) paay
4. 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
5. 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
6. 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) paay (c) naak (d) machhli
7. 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) machhli (c) phool (d) ped
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) long numbers (c) drawing maps (d) adding sums
10. 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) flower (b) tree (c) rice (d) eye
11. 11.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
12. 12.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) shala (c) chaand (d) kitaab
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) water (b) elephant (c) key (d) eye
15. 15.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a BAT made of rice (d) water in a PAN
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) chaabi (c) aai (d) mez
18. 18.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a DOLL with big eyes
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) sounds like the new word (d) means the same
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.🗣️ 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
23. 23.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a BAT made of rice (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
24. 24.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) no picture at all (c) a funny, moving one (d) just the word
25. 25.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a cat paying a BILL
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) its spelling backwards
27. 27.🗣️ 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
28. 28.🗣️ 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
29. 29.🗣️ 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
30. 30.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a BAT made of rice (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a monkey in a BAND
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) sakhar (c) mez (d) bandar
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) kitaab (c) phool (d) shala
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) kitaab (c) machhli (d) paay
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) tree (b) mother (c) book (d) water
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) nose (b) key (c) cloud (d) cat
36. 36.🗣️ 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
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) sleep (b) foot (c) sugar (d) monkey
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) foot (b) school (c) book (d) tree
39. 39.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a BAT made of rice (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a school in a SHAWL
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) haathi (c) neend (d) chaand

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