Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 213 · 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.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) chaabi (c) machhli (d) haathi
2. 2.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) I NEED sleep (d) an elephant with HOT tea
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) cat (b) table (c) mother (d) water
5. 5.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) only in the exam (c) never again (d) later today and tomorrow
6. 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
7. 7.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) no picture at all (c) just the word (d) a funny, moving one
8. 8.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a BAT made of rice (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a flower in a POOL
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
11. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) naak (c) billi (d) mez
12. 12.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) long numbers (c) new words in a language (d) drawing maps
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a flower in a POOL (d) I AM eating a mango
15. 15.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a MAZE on a table (d) I AM eating a mango
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) a random colour (d) the word’s meaning
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) book (b) tree (c) moon (d) rice
19. 19.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) water in a PAN (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a SACK full of sugar
20. 20.🗣️ 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
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) aai (c) phool (d) paay
22. 22.🗣️ 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 CHANDelier on the moon (d) a monkey in a BAND
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) eye (b) monkey (c) cloud (d) sleep
24. 24.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a KNOCK on the nose
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) neend (c) billi (d) sakhar
26. 26.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) aam (c) haathi (d) machhli
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) mother (b) cat (c) monkey (d) rice
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) sugar (b) school (c) moon (d) eye
30. 30.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
31. 31.🗣️ 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
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) rice (b) mango (c) table (d) elephant
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) aai (c) ped (d) baadal
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) moon (b) tree (c) mother (d) rice
35. 35.🗣️ 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
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) cat (b) monkey (c) key (d) sleep
37. 37.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a tree on a note PAD
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) book (b) elephant (c) cat (d) mango
39. 39.🗣️ 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
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) bandar (c) kitaab (d) bhaat

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