Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 233 · 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.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) adding sums (c) drawing maps (d) new words in a language
2. 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
3. 3.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) no picture at all (c) just the word (d) a funny, moving one
4. 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) a random colour (d) the word’s meaning
5. 5.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) never again
6. 6.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) I NEED sleep (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
7. 7.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a cat paying a BILL
8. 8.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a PIE under your foot
9. 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
10. 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
11. 11.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a BAT made of rice
12. 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) dola (c) aai (d) aam
13. 13.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) I AM eating a mango
14. 14.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) sakhar (c) billi (d) haathi
17. 17.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a cat paying a BILL
18. 18.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) moon (b) elephant (c) school (d) eye
20. 20.🗣️ 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
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) mango (b) school (c) sleep (d) flower
22. 22.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a BAT made of rice
23. 23.🗣️ 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
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ 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
26. 26.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a BAT made of rice (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a book in a KIT bag
27. 27.🗣️ 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
28. 28.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
29. 29.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) I NEED sleep (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
30. 30.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a MAZE on a table (d) an elephant with HOT tea
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) aai (c) ped (d) kitaab
32. 32.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a SACK full of sugar
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) tree (b) table (c) key (d) fish
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) chaand (c) bhaat (d) aam
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) fish (b) mother (c) cloud (d) sleep
36. 36.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) sakhar (c) bhaat (d) chaabi
39. 39.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a SACK full of sugar
40. 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) water in a PAN

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