Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 185 · 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.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) nose (b) elephant (c) water (d) school
2. 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
3. 3.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is spelled the same (c) means the same (d) is always in Hindi
4. 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) aai (c) baadal (d) dola
5. 5.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a flower in a POOL (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a cat paying a BILL
6. 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
7. 7.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
8. 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) chaabi (c) bhaat (d) kitaab
9. 9.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a funny, moving one (c) a plain, still one (d) no picture at all
10. 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) dola (c) aai (d) bhaat
11. 11.🗣️ 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
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) billi (c) phool (d) kitaab
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) I NEED sleep (c) I AM eating a mango (d) an elephant with HOT tea
16. 16.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
21. 21.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a monkey in a BAND
22. 22.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a BAT made of rice (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a SACK full of sugar
23. 23.🗣️ 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
24. 24.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) aam (c) billi (d) ped
26. 26.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a book in a KIT bag
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) nothing else (c) its spelling backwards (d) the word’s meaning
28. 28.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) only in the exam (c) later today and tomorrow (d) never again
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) shala (c) bhaat (d) mez
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) eye (b) nose (c) elephant (d) mango
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) key (b) water (c) nose (d) flower
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) foot (b) nose (c) mother (d) cloud
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 Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) water in a PAN (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) an elephant with HOT tea
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) bandar (c) baadal (d) chaand
36. 36.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) adding sums (c) new words in a language (d) drawing maps
37. 37.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a cat paying a BILL
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) flower (b) elephant (c) key (d) mother
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) sugar (b) water (c) mango (d) foot
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) moon (b) sugar (c) rice (d) mango

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