Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 20 · 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 Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a CHUBBY key
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
4. 4.🗣️ 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
5. 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) ped (c) chaabi (d) machhli
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) means the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) is spelled the same
9. 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) billi (c) bandar (d) mez
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a cat paying a BILL
12. 12.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) mother (b) mango (c) elephant (d) monkey
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) elephant (b) school (c) cloud (d) table
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) chaabi (c) paay (d) paani
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
19. 19.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) a random colour (d) the word’s meaning
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) foot (b) elephant (c) fish (d) water
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) long numbers (c) new words in a language (d) adding sums
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
28. 28.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) I AM eating a mango (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a CHUBBY key
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) cat (b) mother (c) school (d) key
30. 30.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a plain, still one (c) no picture at all (d) a funny, moving one
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) cloud (b) table (c) mango (d) flower
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) sugar (b) flower (c) mango (d) sleep
33. 33.🗣️ 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
34. 34.🗣️ 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
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) baadal (c) chaand (d) ped
36. 36.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a DOLL with big eyes
37. 37.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) an elephant with HOT tea
38. 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a PIE under your foot
39. 39.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) I NEED sleep
40. 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a monkey in a BAND

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