Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 163 · 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.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
2. 2.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a MAZE on a table
3. 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) mez (c) haathi (d) chaabi
4. 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) key (b) rice (c) nose (d) moon
5. 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) its spelling backwards
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
11. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) naak (c) phool (d) dola
12. 12.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) long numbers (c) adding sums (d) new words in a language
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) flower (b) cat (c) mother (d) key
14. 14.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a book in a KIT bag
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) bhaat (c) paay (d) ped
16. 16.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) later today and tomorrow (c) only in the exam (d) after a year
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) sugar (b) key (c) mango (d) tree
18. 18.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
19. 19.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a KNOCK on the nose
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) table (b) nose (c) book (d) water
21. 21.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a BAT made of rice (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) water in a PAN
22. 22.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) means the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) is spelled the same
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) sleep (b) elephant (c) tree (d) fish
24. 24.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a CHUBBY key
25. 25.🗣️ 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
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) naak (c) bandar (d) baadal
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) foot (b) school (c) water (d) table
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) neend (c) dola (d) naak
29. 29.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
30. 30.🗣️ 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
31. 31.🗣️ 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
32. 32.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) no picture at all (c) a funny, moving one (d) just the word
33. 33.🗣️ 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
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) paani (c) paay (d) haathi
35. 35.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) I NEED sleep
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) key (b) sugar (c) school (d) mango
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
39. 39.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) water (b) cloud (c) elephant (d) sleep

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