Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 134 · 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: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) sakhar (c) dola (d) chaand
3. 3.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a KNOCK on the nose
4. 4.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) never again
5. 5.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) drawing maps (c) long numbers (d) adding sums
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) paani (c) kitaab (d) bhaat
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) book (b) water (c) moon (d) eye
10. 10.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) water in a PAN (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) I AM eating a mango
11. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) sakhar (c) chaand (d) haathi
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) aai (c) chaabi (d) paay
17. 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) elephant (b) mango (c) cat (d) flower
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) cat (b) nose (c) tree (d) table
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) billi (c) phool (d) machhli
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) its spelling backwards (c) a random colour (d) nothing else
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) school (b) fish (c) mother (d) cat
23. 23.🗣️ 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
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) table (b) sugar (c) cat (d) moon
25. 25.🗣️ 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
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) naak (c) ped (d) kitaab
27. 27.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a plain, still one (c) just the word (d) a funny, moving one
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) moon (b) foot (c) mango (d) school
29. 29.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a tree on a note PAD
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) aai (c) naak (d) bandar
31. 31.🗣️ 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
32. 32.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) means the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) is spelled the same
33. 33.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) an elephant with HOT tea
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) water (b) monkey (c) nose (d) sugar
35. 35.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a DOLL with big eyes
36. 36.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) I AM eating a mango (d) an elephant with HOT tea
37. 37.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) chaand (c) baadal (d) ped
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) elephant (b) cat (c) book (d) rice
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) sleep (b) sugar (c) book (d) monkey

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