Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 234 · 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.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) no picture at all (c) just the word (d) a plain, still one
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) water (b) moon (c) book (d) sugar
3. 3.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) I AM eating a mango
4. 4.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a BAT made of rice
5. 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
6. 6.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) means the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) is spelled the same
7. 7.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) never again (c) only in the exam (d) later today and tomorrow
8. 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
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.🗣️ 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
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.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) new words in a language (c) drawing maps (d) adding sums
13. 13.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
14. 14.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a SACK full of sugar
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) phool (c) billi (d) shala
16. 16.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) school (b) table (c) mother (d) sugar
18. 18.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a BAT made of rice
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) school (b) tree (c) nose (d) rice
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) mother (b) eye (c) nose (d) mango
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) chaand (c) naak (d) baadal
23. 23.🗣️ 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
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) nothing else (c) the word’s meaning (d) its spelling backwards
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 Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) I AM eating a mango
27. 27.🗣️ 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
28. 28.🗣️ 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
29. 29.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
30. 30.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) I AM eating a mango
31. 31.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) I NEED sleep
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) bhaat (c) aam (d) baadal
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) elephant (b) sleep (c) key (d) cloud
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) chaand (c) naak (d) kitaab
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) moon (b) fish (c) tree (d) eye
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) elephant (b) sleep (c) rice (d) flower
37. 37.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a tree on a note PAD
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) paay (c) chaabi (d) sakhar
39. 39.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a book in a KIT bag
40. 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a cat paying a BILL

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