Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 165 · 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 keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a funny, moving one (c) no picture at all (d) a plain, still one
2. 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
3. 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) rice (b) sleep (c) flower (d) cat
4. 4.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
7. 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) aam (c) bandar (d) shala
8. 8.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) only in the exam (c) later today and tomorrow (d) after a year
9. 9.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) adding sums (c) long numbers (d) new words in a language
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) mez (c) bhaat (d) aam
12. 12.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
13. 13.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) I AM eating a mango
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) nothing else (c) the word’s meaning (d) its spelling backwards
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) naak (c) mez (d) neend
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) mother (b) fish (c) school (d) cat
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) kitaab (c) naak (d) bhaat
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) billi (c) shala (d) baadal
25. 25.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a flower in a POOL
26. 26.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
27. 27.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is always in Hindi (d) means the same
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) bhaat (c) machhli (d) shala
29. 29.🗣️ 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
30. 30.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
31. 31.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) I AM eating a mango (c) water in a PAN (d) a school in a SHAWL
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) sakhar (c) bhaat (d) paay
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) monkey (b) key (c) eye (d) flower
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) nose (b) cloud (c) eye (d) flower
35. 35.🗣️ 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
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) eye (b) book (c) fish (d) mango
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) shala (c) mez (d) ped
38. 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a flower in a POOL
39. 39.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) I NEED sleep (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
40. 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a monkey in a BAND

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