Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 235 · 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 plain, still one (b) just the word (c) no picture at all (d) a funny, moving one
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) foot (b) water (c) cat (d) eye
3. 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) cloud (b) sugar (c) eye (d) cat
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: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
6. 6.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) sounds like the new word (c) means the same (d) is spelled the same
7. 7.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) baadal (c) bandar (d) ped
10. 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) machhli (c) neend (d) chaabi
11. 11.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
12. 12.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
13. 13.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) I AM eating a mango
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) the word’s meaning (c) a random colour (d) nothing else
15. 15.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
16. 16.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) later today and tomorrow (c) after a year (d) only in the exam
20. 20.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) water in a PAN (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a book in a KIT bag
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) elephant (b) cloud (c) sugar (d) mother
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.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) adding sums (c) long numbers (d) new words in a language
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
26. 26.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a CHUBBY key
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) flower (b) fish (c) cloud (d) key
28. 28.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) water in a PAN (d) a BAT made of rice
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) rice (b) fish (c) cat (d) tree
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) foot (b) mother (c) school (d) fish
31. 31.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a tree on a note PAD
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) paay (c) naak (d) sakhar
33. 33.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) paani (c) haathi (d) aam
35. 35.🗣️ 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
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) cat (b) cloud (c) eye (d) mother
37. 37.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
38. 38.🗣️ 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
39. 39.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a tree on a note PAD
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) elephant (b) rice (c) flower (d) nose

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