Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 139 · 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 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) the word’s meaning (c) its spelling backwards (d) nothing else
3. 3.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is spelled the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) sounds like the new word
4. 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
5. 5.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a school in a SHAWL
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.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a plain, still one (c) a funny, moving one (d) just the word
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.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) foot (b) monkey (c) school (d) book
11. 11.🗣️ 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
12. 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) mez (c) bandar (d) neend
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) baadal (c) mez (d) billi
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) neend (c) aam (d) mez
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) chaabi (c) haathi (d) bandar
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) long numbers (c) adding sums (d) drawing maps
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) eye (b) foot (c) mango (d) cat
20. 20.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a BAT made of rice
21. 21.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) chaand (c) billi (d) paani
23. 23.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
26. 26.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a PIE under your foot
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) chaand (c) paay (d) mez
28. 28.🗣️ 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
29. 29.🗣️ 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
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) aam (c) paay (d) bhaat
31. 31.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a BAT made of rice (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) chaabi (c) chaand (d) ped
33. 33.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) water in a PAN (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a KNOCK on the nose
34. 34.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a DOLL with big eyes
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) rice (b) monkey (c) school (d) tree
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) chaabi (c) bhaat (d) billi
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) shala (c) ped (d) chaabi
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) nose (b) flower (c) key (d) water
39. 39.🗣️ 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
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) rice (b) mango (c) sugar (d) nose

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