Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 220 · 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.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) never again (c) later today and tomorrow (d) after a year
2. 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
3. 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) bandar (c) chaand (d) naak
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.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) nothing else (c) its spelling backwards (d) a random colour
7. 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
8. 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) foot (b) mother (c) water (d) mango
9. 9.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a school in a SHAWL
10. 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) mez (c) sakhar (d) shala
11. 11.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
12. 12.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) just the word (c) no picture at all (d) a funny, moving one
13. 13.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a MAZE on a table
14. 14.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
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.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) adding sums
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) nose (b) foot (c) water (d) cat
18. 18.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a tree on a note PAD
19. 19.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) water in a PAN (c) I AM eating a mango (d) I NEED sleep
20. 20.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) I NEED sleep
21. 21.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) elephant (b) table (c) moon (d) cat
23. 23.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a flower in a POOL (c) I NEED sleep (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
24. 24.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a monkey in a BAND
25. 25.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.🗣️ 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
28. 28.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
29. 29.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a DOLL with big eyes
30. 30.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is always in Hindi (c) is spelled the same (d) means the same
31. 31.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a cat paying a BILL
32. 32.🗣️ 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
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) baadal (c) neend (d) paay
34. 34.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a school in a SHAWL
35. 35.🗣️ 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
36. 36.🗣️ 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
37. 37.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a MAZE on a table (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) neend (c) aai (d) paani
39. 39.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) aai (c) chaand (d) aam

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