Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 208 · 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) new words in a language (c) adding sums (d) long numbers
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) neend (c) mez (d) dola
3. 3.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) later today and tomorrow (c) only in the exam (d) after a year
4. 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) book (b) fish (c) rice (d) foot
5. 5.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) is spelled the same (d) sounds like the new word
6. 6.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) no picture at all (c) just the word (d) a plain, still one
7. 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) table (b) flower (c) moon (d) foot
8. 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) neend (c) billi (d) mez
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a CHUBBY key (c) I NEED sleep (d) I AM eating a mango
11. 11.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a PIE under your foot (d) water in a PAN
12. 12.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a school in a SHAWL
13. 13.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
14. 14.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) phool (c) baadal (d) paani
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) phool (c) sakhar (d) neend
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: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) water in a PAN (d) I AM eating a mango
21. 21.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a flower in a POOL
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) chaabi (c) sakhar (d) billi
23. 23.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a monkey in a BAND
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) foot (b) flower (c) sleep (d) cloud
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) machhli (c) bhaat (d) billi
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) fish (b) cat (c) key (d) foot
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) school (b) elephant (c) sugar (d) mother
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) paani (c) baadal (d) bhaat
29. 29.🗣️ 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
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) aai (c) shala (d) billi
31. 31.🗣️ 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
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) a random colour (c) its spelling backwards (d) the word’s meaning
33. 33.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
34. 34.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) naak (c) aam (d) dola
36. 36.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
37. 37.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a BAT made of rice
38. 38.🗣️ 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
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) billi (c) shala (d) mez
40. 40.🗣️ 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

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