Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 202 · 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.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) phool (c) paani (d) aam
3. 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
4. 4.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) sounds like the new word (c) is spelled the same (d) means the same
5. 5.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) an elephant with HOT tea
6. 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) monkey (b) mango (c) flower (d) nose
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) never again (c) only in the exam (d) after a year
9. 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
10. 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) billi (c) aai (d) chaabi
11. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) the word’s meaning (c) nothing else (d) a random colour
12. 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) mother (b) sleep (c) school (d) foot
13. 13.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a SACK full of sugar
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.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) water in a PAN
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) sugar (b) book (c) table (d) moon
18. 18.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
19. 19.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
20. 20.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) new words in a language (c) long numbers (d) adding sums
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) shala (c) phool (d) chaand
22. 22.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
23. 23.🗣️ 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
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) haathi (c) aai (d) phool
25. 25.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) water in a PAN (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a DOLL with big eyes
26. 26.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) no picture at all (c) a funny, moving one (d) a plain, still one
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) foot (b) key (c) rice (d) water
28. 28.🗣️ 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
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) mother (b) cloud (c) book (d) cat
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) billi (c) machhli (d) neend
31. 31.🗣️ 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
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) naak (c) chaabi (d) aai
33. 33.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a school in a SHAWL
34. 34.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a cat paying a BILL
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) sleep (b) water (c) mother (d) cloud
36. 36.🗣️ 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
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) haathi (c) chaand (d) bandar
38. 38.🗣️ 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
39. 39.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
40. 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a BATTLE in the clouds

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