Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 174 · 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.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) just the word (c) a plain, still one (d) no picture at all
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
5. 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) haathi (c) kitaab (d) paay
6. 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) long numbers (c) new words in a language (d) adding sums
9. 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) bhaat (c) phool (d) baadal
10. 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) foot (b) eye (c) moon (d) cat
11. 11.🗣️ 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
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 is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) bhaat (c) paani (d) phool
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.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) nothing else (c) its spelling backwards (d) the word’s meaning
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) sugar (b) foot (c) flower (d) water
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) baadal (c) aai (d) kitaab
21. 21.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
22. 22.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
23. 23.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) sounds like the new word (d) is spelled the same
24. 24.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) never again (c) only in the exam (d) later today and tomorrow
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) book (b) table (c) school (d) moon
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) machhli (c) billi (d) mez
27. 27.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a cat paying a BILL
28. 28.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a book in a KIT bag
29. 29.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) flower (b) tree (c) cloud (d) table
31. 31.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a MAZE on a table
32. 32.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) I NEED sleep (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a school in a SHAWL
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) sugar (b) mother (c) key (d) sleep
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) mango (b) tree (c) school (d) eye
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) aai (c) shala (d) kitaab
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) chaabi (c) dola (d) neend
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a school in a SHAWL
39. 39.🗣️ 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
40. 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a BAT made of rice (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a CHANDelier on the moon

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