Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 160 · 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 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
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) sounds like the new word (c) is spelled the same (d) means the same
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 must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) nothing else (d) the word’s meaning
6. 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) machhli (c) ped (d) phool
7. 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) dola (c) chaabi (d) paani
8. 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) cloud (b) key (c) water (d) nose
9. 9.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a KNOCK on the nose
10. 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
11. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) foot (b) rice (c) mother (d) mango
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) table (b) rice (c) mother (d) elephant
14. 14.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a MAZE on a table
15. 15.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) new words in a language (c) long numbers (d) adding sums
16. 16.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) water in a PAN
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) cat (b) nose (c) moon (d) eye
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) cat (b) flower (c) book (d) moon
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) neend (c) billi (d) chaand
20. 20.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
21. 21.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) never again (c) only in the exam (d) after a year
22. 22.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) no picture at all (c) a funny, moving one (d) just the word
23. 23.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) I NEED sleep (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a school in a SHAWL
24. 24.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
25. 25.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.🗣️ 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
28. 28.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
29. 29.🗣️ 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
30. 30.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a BAT made of rice
31. 31.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a cat paying a BILL
32. 32.🗣️ 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
33. 33.🗣️ 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
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) haathi (c) billi (d) paay
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) bhaat (c) dola (d) neend
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) elephant (b) eye (c) mango (d) monkey
37. 37.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) an elephant with HOT tea
38. 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) I AM eating a mango
39. 39.🗣️ 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
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) aam (c) sakhar (d) machhli

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