Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 143 · 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.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) moon (b) cloud (c) water (d) foot
2. 2.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a funny, moving one (c) no picture at all (d) a plain, still one
3. 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) book (b) tree (c) monkey (d) foot
4. 4.🗣️ 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
5. 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) ped (c) haathi (d) aam
6. 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
7. 7.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) adding sums (c) new words in a language (d) drawing maps
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is spelled the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) is always in Hindi
10. 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) moon (b) tree (c) water (d) cat
11. 11.🗣️ 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
12. 12.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) neend (c) machhli (d) naak
14. 14.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a book in a KIT bag
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) aai (c) phool (d) sakhar
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) ped (c) dola (d) aai
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ 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) I NEED sleep (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) flower (b) rice (c) book (d) fish
22. 22.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
23. 23.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) haathi (c) aai (d) paani
25. 25.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.🗣️ 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
28. 28.🗣️ 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
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) school (b) tree (c) key (d) eye
30. 30.🗣️ 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
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) paani (c) bandar (d) aam
32. 32.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
33. 33.🗣️ 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
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) chaand (c) naak (d) shala
35. 35.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) I NEED sleep (d) a CHUBBY key
36. 36.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a PIE under your foot (c) water in a PAN (d) a BAT made of rice
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.🗣️ 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
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) neend (c) kitaab (d) aam
40. 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a book in a KIT bag

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