Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

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

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