Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 135 · 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.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a BAT made of rice
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
4. 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) chaabi (c) aai (d) billi
5. 5.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) sounds like the new word (d) is spelled the same
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🗣️ 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
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 “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) phool (c) ped (d) billi
10. 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
11. 11.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
12. 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) the word’s meaning (c) its spelling backwards (d) a random colour
13. 13.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) neend (c) phool (d) baadal
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) foot (b) sugar (c) mother (d) key
16. 16.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) water in a PAN
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) elephant (b) foot (c) rice (d) nose
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) paay (c) phool (d) aai
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) cloud (b) sugar (c) mother (d) table
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) adding sums (c) drawing maps (d) long numbers
23. 23.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
24. 24.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) just the word (c) a funny, moving one (d) a plain, still one
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) water (b) key (c) moon (d) monkey
26. 26.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) key (b) monkey (c) sleep (d) mango
28. 28.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) I NEED sleep
29. 29.🗣️ 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
30. 30.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a KNOCK on the nose
31. 31.🗣️ 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
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) table (b) rice (c) elephant (d) key
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) neend (c) chaabi (d) kitaab
34. 34.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) book (b) water (c) eye (d) sugar
36. 36.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) an elephant with HOT tea
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) water (b) flower (c) cat (d) mango
38. 38.🗣️ 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
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) tree (b) school (c) moon (d) eye
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) bhaat (c) chaabi (d) billi

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