Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 195 · 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 is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) ped (c) phool (d) chaabi
2. 2.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) new words in a language (c) drawing maps (d) long numbers
3. 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
4. 4.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a CHUBBY key (c) I NEED sleep (d) a PIE under your foot
5. 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) shala (c) aai (d) mez
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) bhaat (c) mez (d) chaabi
9. 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) kitaab (c) bandar (d) paani
12. 12.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
13. 13.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a flower in a POOL (d) I AM eating a mango
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) mango (b) tree (c) sugar (d) rice
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) sounds like the new word (d) means the same
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) key (b) elephant (c) monkey (d) foot
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) water (b) tree (c) nose (d) monkey
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.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) never again (c) later today and tomorrow (d) after a year
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) chaabi (c) chaand (d) bandar
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) mez (c) haathi (d) aai
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) moon (b) table (c) elephant (d) book
25. 25.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.🗣️ 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
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) foot (b) mango (c) eye (d) monkey
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) neend (c) haathi (d) paay
30. 30.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a funny, moving one (c) no picture at all (d) a plain, still one
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) water (b) mother (c) key (d) mango
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) chaand (c) bhaat (d) neend
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.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) sugar (b) monkey (c) mango (d) book
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) key (b) book (c) sugar (d) fish
37. 37.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a SACK full of sugar
38. 38.🗣️ 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
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) baadal (c) chaand (d) shala
40. 40.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a CHUBBY key

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