Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 137 · 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 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
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) fish (b) sugar (c) mother (d) eye
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) never again (c) after a year (d) later today and tomorrow
5. 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
6. 6.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a cat paying a BILL
7. 7.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) an elephant with HOT tea
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) nose (b) sugar (c) rice (d) elephant
12. 12.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a MAZE on a table
13. 13.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
14. 14.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is always in Hindi (c) is spelled the same (d) means the same
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) haathi (c) baadal (d) machhli
17. 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
18. 18.🗣️ 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
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.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) key (b) mother (c) fish (d) book
21. 21.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
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: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
24. 24.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a BAT made of rice
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) eye (b) moon (c) water (d) key
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) cloud (b) flower (c) mango (d) water
27. 27.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) adding sums
28. 28.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a funny, moving one (c) a plain, still one (d) no picture at all
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) mother (b) book (c) sugar (d) fish
30. 30.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) school (b) fish (c) cloud (d) moon
32. 32.🗣️ 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
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) dola (c) kitaab (d) bandar
34. 34.🗣️ 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
35. 35.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) key (b) book (c) cat (d) sugar
37. 37.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) water in a PAN (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) mother (b) flower (c) eye (d) elephant
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) cloud (b) eye (c) book (d) mango
40. 40.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) I NEED sleep (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a DOLL with big eyes

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