Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 207 · 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 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
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) billi (c) aai (d) aam
3. 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
4. 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) elephant (b) tree (c) school (d) book
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
7. 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) the word’s meaning (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
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.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a flower in a POOL
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.🗣️ 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
12. 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) monkey (b) water (c) nose (d) cat
13. 13.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a flower in a POOL
14. 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) I NEED sleep (d) a SACK full of sugar
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) nose (b) sleep (c) eye (d) elephant
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) paani (c) mez (d) phool
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) aai (c) machhli (d) paay
22. 22.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) a plain, still one (c) no picture at all (d) just the word
23. 23.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) adding sums (c) new words in a language (d) long numbers
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) I NEED sleep (c) a flower in a POOL (d) water in a PAN
28. 28.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a book in a KIT bag
29. 29.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) I NEED sleep (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a MAZE on a table
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) aam (c) aai (d) sakhar
31. 31.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a school in a SHAWL
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) mango (b) cat (c) table (d) mother
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) aai (c) chaand (d) sakhar
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 monkey in a BAND (d) a DOLL with big eyes
35. 35.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is always in Hindi (c) means the same (d) is spelled the same
36. 36.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) neend (c) paani (d) naak
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) tree (b) sleep (c) foot (d) eye
39. 39.🗣️ 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
40. 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a cat paying a BILL

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