Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 173 · 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, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) sounds like the new word (c) is spelled the same (d) means the same
2. 2.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a funny, moving one (c) a plain, still one (d) no picture at all
3. 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
4. 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
5. 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) cat (b) rice (c) flower (d) book
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a book in a KIT bag
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.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) chaand (c) neend (d) sakhar
10. 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
11. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) table (b) mother (c) water (d) flower
12. 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) naak (c) shala (d) bandar
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) nothing else (c) a random colour (d) its spelling backwards
14. 14.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a book in a KIT bag
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) table (b) foot (c) fish (d) monkey
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) rice (b) mango (c) sugar (d) key
17. 17.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a PIE under your foot (d) I AM eating a mango
18. 18.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
19. 19.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) adding sums
20. 20.🗣️ 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
21. 21.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) water in a PAN (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a DOLL with big eyes
22. 22.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) later today and tomorrow (c) never again (d) after a year
23. 23.🗣️ 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
24. 24.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a MAZE on a table (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a cat paying a BILL
25. 25.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) water in a PAN (d) a PIE under your foot
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) water in a PAN (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
28. 28.🗣️ 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
29. 29.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a BAT made of rice (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) table (b) rice (c) cloud (d) nose
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) chaabi (c) machhli (d) dola
32. 32.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) water in a PAN (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a MAZE on a table
33. 33.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) moon (b) school (c) book (d) key
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) baadal (c) dola (d) bhaat
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) rice (b) cat (c) moon (d) mango
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) kitaab (c) chaand (d) paani
38. 38.🗣️ 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
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) aam (c) billi (d) chaand
40. 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a tree on a note PAD

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