Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 193 · 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 Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
2. 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
3. 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
4. 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) chaand (c) mez (d) kitaab
5. 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) fish (b) mango (c) cloud (d) key
6. 6.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a book in a KIT bag
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
10. 10.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) drawing maps (c) adding sums (d) long numbers
11. 11.🗣️ 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
12. 12.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) only in the exam
13. 13.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a BAT made of rice (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a PIE under your foot
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) a random colour (d) the word’s meaning
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) table (b) cloud (c) eye (d) cat
16. 16.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) water in a PAN
17. 17.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) sakhar (c) mez (d) chaand
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.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) ped (c) baadal (d) mez
22. 22.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
23. 23.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) water in a PAN
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) foot (b) mango (c) sugar (d) key
26. 26.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a KNOCK on the nose
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) chaabi (c) sakhar (d) naak
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) sakhar (c) billi (d) chaand
29. 29.🗣️ 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
30. 30.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) no picture at all (c) a funny, moving one (d) just the word
31. 31.🗣️ 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
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) paay (c) dola (d) aai
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) baadal (c) bandar (d) chaabi
34. 34.🗣️ 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
35. 35.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a book in a KIT bag
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) moon (b) cat (c) book (d) table
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) cat (b) mother (c) nose (d) sleep
38. 38.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) is spelled the same (c) means the same (d) sounds like the new word
39. 39.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) I NEED sleep
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) neend (c) aam (d) ped

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