Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 168 · 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: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
2. 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
3. 3.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a BAT made of rice (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a school in a SHAWL
4. 4.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a monkey in a BAND
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
7. 7.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) never again
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
10. 10.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) sounds like the new word (d) means the same
11. 11.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a MAZE on a table
12. 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) a random colour (c) its spelling backwards (d) the word’s meaning
13. 13.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
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.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) chaand (c) bhaat (d) chaabi
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) sakhar (c) dola (d) kitaab
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a cat paying a BILL
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) paani (c) sakhar (d) bhaat
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) bhaat (c) phool (d) chaabi
23. 23.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) just the word (c) a plain, still one (d) a funny, moving one
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) key (b) book (c) elephant (d) sugar
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) bandar (c) naak (d) chaabi
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) sakhar (c) phool (d) aai
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) rice (b) tree (c) mother (d) monkey
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) monkey (b) fish (c) elephant (d) nose
29. 29.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) ped (c) bandar (d) baadal
31. 31.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) long numbers (c) new words in a language (d) adding sums
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) sleep (b) water (c) eye (d) school
33. 33.🗣️ 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
34. 34.🗣️ 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
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) rice (b) nose (c) sugar (d) mango
36. 36.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) chaand (c) paay (d) dola
38. 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) an elephant with HOT tea
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) bandar (c) mez (d) phool
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) sakhar (c) chaand (d) billi

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