Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 248 · 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, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
2. 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
3. 3.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a BAT made of rice (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a school in a SHAWL
4. 4.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) I AM eating a mango (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a KNOCK on the nose
5. 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) mez (c) naak (d) dola
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) is spelled the same (c) means the same (d) sounds like the new word
11. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) a random colour (d) the word’s meaning
12. 12.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) new words in a language (c) drawing maps (d) long numbers
13. 13.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a plain, still one (c) a funny, moving one (d) no picture at all
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) dola (c) billi (d) sakhar
15. 15.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) after a year (c) only in the exam (d) never again
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) aai (c) naak (d) sakhar
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) neend (c) kitaab (d) aai
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) school (b) fish (c) mango (d) cat
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) chaand (c) billi (d) mez
23. 23.🗣️ 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
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) billi (c) dola (d) neend
25. 25.🗣️ 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
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) book (b) tree (c) cloud (d) nose
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) moon (b) tree (c) water (d) mother
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) key (b) cat (c) school (d) book
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) mez (c) machhli (d) billi
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) billi (c) aam (d) aai
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) tree (b) flower (c) foot (d) book
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) shala (c) chaabi (d) kitaab
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.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) I AM eating a mango
35. 35.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) monkey (b) water (c) moon (d) cat
37. 37.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a MAZE on a table
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) bandar (c) kitaab (d) chaand
39. 39.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a BAT made of rice (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) water in a PAN
40. 40.🗣️ 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

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