Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 228 · 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) means the same (b) is spelled the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) sounds like the new word
2. 2.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) new words in a language (c) drawing maps (d) long numbers
3. 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) naak (c) bandar (d) haathi
4. 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) sugar (b) nose (c) book (d) sleep
5. 5.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) I NEED sleep (d) a school in a SHAWL
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) tree (b) sleep (c) book (d) water
9. 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) aai (c) phool (d) bandar
10. 10.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) after a year (c) never again (d) later today and tomorrow
11. 11.🗣️ 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
12. 12.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) no picture at all (c) a plain, still one (d) a funny, moving one
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) a random colour (c) its spelling backwards (d) nothing else
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) aam (c) naak (d) neend
16. 16.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) neend (c) bandar (d) shala
18. 18.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) machhli (c) shala (d) ped
20. 20.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a BAT made of rice (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.🗣️ 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
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) naak (c) paay (d) dola
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a BAT made of rice
26. 26.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) moon (b) fish (c) sleep (d) school
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) sugar (b) water (c) elephant (d) flower
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) dola (c) bandar (d) kitaab
30. 30.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) an elephant with HOT tea
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) cat (b) tree (c) foot (d) cloud
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) shala (c) bhaat (d) neend
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) school (b) cloud (c) book (d) eye
34. 34.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) key (b) water (c) flower (d) tree
36. 36.🗣️ 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
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) ped (c) paani (d) neend
38. 38.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
39. 39.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a PIE under your foot (c) water in a PAN (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) naak (c) bhaat (d) paani

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