Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 150 · 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, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a monkey in a BAND
2. 2.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) water in a PAN (d) a BAT made of rice
3. 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
4. 4.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) long numbers
5. 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) aam (c) chaabi (d) neend
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) nothing else (c) the word’s meaning (d) its spelling backwards
8. 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) cat (b) foot (c) mother (d) mango
9. 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
10. 10.🗣️ 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
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 book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) baadal (c) paani (d) ped
13. 13.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) I NEED sleep (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a MAZE on a table
14. 14.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a cat paying a BILL
15. 15.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a plain, still one (c) a funny, moving one (d) just the word
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) sakhar (c) bandar (d) naak
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) baadal (c) dola (d) haathi
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) phool (c) neend (d) billi
19. 19.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
20. 20.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
21. 21.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) only in the exam (c) later today and tomorrow (d) never again
22. 22.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a book in a KIT bag
23. 23.🗣️ 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
24. 24.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) I AM eating a mango (d) an elephant with HOT tea
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) kitaab (c) chaabi (d) neend
26. 26.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) means the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) is always in Hindi
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) monkey (b) fish (c) sugar (d) key
28. 28.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
29. 29.🗣️ 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
30. 30.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) water in a PAN (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) sugar (b) nose (c) flower (d) mother
32. 32.🗣️ 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
33. 33.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
34. 34.🗣️ 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
35. 35.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a DOLL with big eyes
36. 36.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) water in a PAN (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a MAZE on a table
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) elephant (b) mother (c) school (d) tree
38. 38.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a BAT made of rice (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a flower in a POOL
39. 39.🗣️ 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
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) chaand (c) billi (d) naak

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