Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 132 · 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.🗣️ 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
2. 2.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) a random colour (d) the word’s meaning
5. 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
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.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a book in a KIT bag
9. 9.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) I NEED sleep
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) key (b) table (c) mother (d) elephant
12. 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) shala (c) machhli (d) aai
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is spelled the same (c) means the same (d) is always in Hindi
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) water (b) fish (c) sugar (d) nose
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) sakhar (c) ped (d) mez
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) cat (b) elephant (c) fish (d) school
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) ped (c) bhaat (d) kitaab
22. 22.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) I AM eating a mango
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) chaabi (c) shala (d) naak
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) kitaab (c) shala (d) bandar
25. 25.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a CHUBBY key
26. 26.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) long numbers (c) adding sums (d) new words in a language
27. 27.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) water in a PAN (d) a flower in a POOL
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) elephant (b) cloud (c) sleep (d) tree
29. 29.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) no picture at all (c) a funny, moving one (d) just the word
30. 30.🗣️ 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
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) eye (b) key (c) foot (d) moon
32. 32.🗣️ 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
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) paay (c) chaabi (d) billi
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) cloud (b) fish (c) mother (d) key
35. 35.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) table (b) eye (c) school (d) cloud
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) paani (c) naak (d) aai
40. 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a fish lighting a MATCH

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