Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 224 · 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 “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) machhli (c) neend (d) paay
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a CHUBBY key
4. 4.🗣️ 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
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
8. 8.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a CHUBBY key (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) mez (c) aam (d) aai
11. 11.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a tree on a note PAD
12. 12.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) later today and tomorrow (c) only in the exam (d) never again
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) book (b) flower (c) foot (d) elephant
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) nose (b) mother (c) tree (d) book
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) paani (c) kitaab (d) haathi
16. 16.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) water in a PAN (d) a BAT made of rice
17. 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
18. 18.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a KNOCK on the nose
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) a random colour (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
20. 20.🗣️ 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
21. 21.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) no picture at all (c) a plain, still one (d) a funny, moving one
22. 22.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a monkey in a BAND
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) chaand (c) sakhar (d) shala
24. 24.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a school in a SHAWL
25. 25.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is spelled the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) is always in Hindi
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) neend (c) kitaab (d) chaabi
28. 28.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) water (b) elephant (c) nose (d) key
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.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
32. 32.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a PIE under your foot
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) mango (b) school (c) rice (d) cat
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) nose (b) tree (c) key (d) foot
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) bandar (c) paani (d) baadal
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) haathi (c) aai (d) kitaab
37. 37.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) adding sums (c) drawing maps (d) long numbers
38. 38.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
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 Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) elephant (b) flower (c) foot (d) cat

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