Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 176 · 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) sounds like the new word (b) is always in Hindi (c) is spelled the same (d) means the same
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) its spelling backwards
3. 3.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a PIE under your foot
4. 4.🗣️ 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
5. 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) paay (c) bhaat (d) aam
6. 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
7. 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) key (b) water (c) flower (d) book
8. 8.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) only in the exam (c) after a year (d) never again
9. 9.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) a funny, moving one (c) no picture at all (d) just the word
10. 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) ped (c) phool (d) baadal
11. 11.🗣️ 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
12. 12.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
13. 13.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) bhaat (c) aam (d) sakhar
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) mango (b) water (c) cloud (d) moon
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) foot (b) cat (c) water (d) mother
18. 18.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a PIE under your foot (d) I AM eating a mango
19. 19.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
20. 20.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) haathi (c) dola (d) kitaab
22. 22.🗣️ 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
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) water (b) tree (c) nose (d) key
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) school (b) sleep (c) cloud (d) flower
25. 25.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a KNOCK on the nose
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) billi (c) haathi (d) naak
28. 28.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) adding sums (c) long numbers (d) new words in a language
29. 29.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) rice (b) sleep (c) key (d) foot
31. 31.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) water in a PAN (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a tree on a note PAD
32. 32.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) key (b) foot (c) elephant (d) cloud
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) cat (b) fish (c) school (d) sugar
35. 35.🗣️ 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
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.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a KNOCK on the nose
38. 38.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a DOLL with big eyes
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) aam (c) haathi (d) aai
40. 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a cat paying a BILL

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