Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 203 · 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.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) long numbers (c) adding sums (d) new words in a language
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) table (b) tree (c) rice (d) mother
4. 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) kitaab (c) phool (d) neend
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
8. 8.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a CHUBBY key
9. 9.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) no picture at all (c) just the word (d) a plain, still one
10. 10.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) I AM eating a mango (c) I NEED sleep (d) a book in a KIT bag
11. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) billi (c) baadal (d) shala
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) foot (b) nose (c) fish (d) eye
14. 14.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a flower in a POOL (d) I AM eating a mango
15. 15.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) only in the exam (c) after a year (d) later today and tomorrow
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) a random colour
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) haathi (c) naak (d) sakhar
19. 19.🗣️ 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
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.🗣️ 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
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) key (b) mango (c) cat (d) elephant
23. 23.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a cat paying a BILL
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) paani (c) phool (d) machhli
25. 25.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) cloud (b) fish (c) book (d) cat
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) sleep (b) elephant (c) moon (d) cloud
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) book (b) flower (c) cat (d) mango
29. 29.🗣️ 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
30. 30.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) water in a PAN
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) mother (b) flower (c) monkey (d) tree
32. 32.🗣️ 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
33. 33.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) I NEED sleep
34. 34.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) water in a PAN (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a BAT made of rice
35. 35.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a BAT made of rice
36. 36.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a DOLL with big eyes
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) machhli (c) shala (d) mez
38. 38.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) means the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) is always in Hindi
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) rice (b) sugar (c) key (d) cat
40. 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a BAT made of rice (d) I AM eating a mango

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