Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 157 · 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 is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) aam (c) dola (d) paay
2. 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
3. 3.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) new words in a language (c) drawing maps (d) adding sums
4. 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
5. 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) paani (c) shala (d) aai
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) flower (b) mango (c) cloud (d) monkey
8. 8.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) just the word (c) a funny, moving one (d) a plain, still one
9. 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) bandar (c) paani (d) shala
10. 10.🗣️ 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
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.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) key (b) cloud (c) moon (d) cat
14. 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) table (b) mother (c) foot (d) mango
18. 18.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) never again (c) later today and tomorrow (d) only in the exam
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) water in a PAN
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) school (b) key (c) sugar (d) book
22. 22.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) I NEED sleep (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) water in a PAN
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) monkey (b) sleep (c) foot (d) cloud
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a BAT made of rice (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a flower in a POOL
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) sleep (b) cloud (c) monkey (d) fish
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) paay (c) naak (d) baadal
28. 28.🗣️ 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
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) bhaat (c) aam (d) paay
30. 30.🗣️ 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
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) foot (b) water (c) school (d) book
32. 32.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a SACK full of sugar
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) aai (c) aam (d) billi
34. 34.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) I NEED sleep (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a cat paying a BILL
35. 35.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a CHUBBY key
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) chaabi (c) mez (d) chaand
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) eye (b) elephant (c) book (d) tree
38. 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
39. 39.🗣️ 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
40. 40.🗣️ 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

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