Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 209 · 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, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) water in a PAN (d) a DOLL with big eyes
2. 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
3. 3.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) a plain, still one (c) no picture at all (d) just the word
4. 4.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) is spelled the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) means the same
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) aai (c) sakhar (d) dola
7. 7.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
8. 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) mother (b) nose (c) moon (d) school
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
12. 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) paay (c) kitaab (d) paani
13. 13.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) drawing maps (c) long numbers (d) adding sums
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) rice (b) mango (c) water (d) book
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) an elephant with HOT tea
17. 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) ped (c) sakhar (d) kitaab
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) moon (b) sugar (c) elephant (d) cat
20. 20.🗣️ 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
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) dola (c) paani (d) aai
23. 23.🗣️ 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
24. 24.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a flower in a POOL (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) the word’s meaning
26. 26.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) never again
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) foot (b) water (c) sleep (d) school
28. 28.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a monkey in a BAND
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) sleep (b) table (c) sugar (d) moon
30. 30.🗣️ 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
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) school (b) monkey (c) tree (d) mango
32. 32.🗣️ 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
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) flower (b) moon (c) sugar (d) book
34. 34.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) elephant (b) flower (c) sleep (d) school
36. 36.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) I AM eating a mango
37. 37.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
38. 38.🗣️ 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
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) water (b) cat (c) sleep (d) nose
40. 40.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word

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