Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 212 · 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, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) means the same (d) sounds like the new word
2. 2.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) just the word (c) a funny, moving one (d) a plain, still one
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.🗣️ 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
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.🗣️ 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
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 Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a tree on a note PAD
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.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) elephant (b) tree (c) book (d) foot
11. 11.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a book in a KIT bag
12. 12.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a DOLL with big eyes
13. 13.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) adding sums (c) new words in a language (d) long numbers
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) chaand (c) neend (d) machhli
16. 16.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) school (b) fish (c) mother (d) eye
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) book (b) mango (c) tree (d) fish
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) paay (c) bandar (d) phool
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) bhaat (c) billi (d) kitaab
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) nose (b) school (c) water (d) eye
23. 23.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
24. 24.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) after a year (c) only in the exam (d) later today and tomorrow
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) water (b) school (c) eye (d) flower
26. 26.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a CHUBBY key
27. 27.🗣️ 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
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) aai (c) bhaat (d) phool
29. 29.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a monkey in a BAND
30. 30.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
31. 31.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
32. 32.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) water in a PAN
33. 33.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a flower in a POOL
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) mango (b) cat (c) nose (d) elephant
35. 35.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) dola (c) sakhar (d) bhaat
37. 37.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
38. 38.🗣️ 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
39. 39.🗣️ 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
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) foot (b) sleep (c) tree (d) cat

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