Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 250 · 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 step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) nose (b) sugar (c) foot (d) mother
3. 3.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) I AM eating a mango
4. 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) a random colour (c) its spelling backwards (d) nothing else
5. 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) tree (b) water (c) elephant (d) school
6. 6.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) new words in a language (c) drawing maps (d) long numbers
7. 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) never again (c) after a year (d) only in the exam
11. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) monkey (b) table (c) foot (d) mango
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) phool (c) dola (d) paay
15. 15.🗣️ 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
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.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) just the word (c) no picture at all (d) a funny, moving one
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) shala (c) bandar (d) bhaat
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) bhaat (c) haathi (d) aam
20. 20.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
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.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) chaabi (c) baadal (d) aam
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) kitaab (c) sakhar (d) aai
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) book (b) tree (c) flower (d) mango
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) baadal (c) naak (d) sakhar
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) rice (b) nose (c) cat (d) school
27. 27.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a BAT made of rice
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) bhaat (c) chaand (d) paay
29. 29.🗣️ 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
30. 30.🗣️ 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
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) tree (b) cat (c) elephant (d) sleep
32. 32.🗣️ 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
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) phool (c) chaabi (d) neend
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) aai (c) bandar (d) bhaat
35. 35.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
36. 36.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
37. 37.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) I AM eating a mango
38. 38.🗣️ 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
39. 39.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a book in a KIT bag
40. 40.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a cat paying a BILL

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