Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 257 · 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: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) chaabi (c) naak (d) neend
3. 3.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) long numbers (c) drawing maps (d) adding sums
4. 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
5. 5.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a CHUBBY key
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
8. 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) baadal (c) billi (d) sakhar
9. 9.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
10. 10.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) never again (c) only in the exam (d) after a year
11. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) elephant (b) rice (c) monkey (d) sleep
12. 12.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a plain, still one (c) just the word (d) a funny, moving one
13. 13.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) I NEED sleep (d) water in a PAN
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) baadal (c) naak (d) kitaab
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) book (b) cloud (c) table (d) mother
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) nothing else (c) a random colour (d) its spelling backwards
18. 18.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
19. 19.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) mango (b) cloud (c) key (d) water
21. 21.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) water in a PAN
22. 22.🗣️ 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
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.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) mez (c) machhli (d) chaand
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) foot (b) school (c) eye (d) flower
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) paani (c) bhaat (d) bandar
28. 28.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a MAZE on a table
29. 29.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a cat paying a BILL
30. 30.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) I NEED sleep (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a flower in a POOL
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) sakhar (c) shala (d) mez
32. 32.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) water in a PAN (c) I NEED sleep (d) a flower in a POOL
33. 33.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is spelled the same (d) is always in Hindi
34. 34.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
35. 35.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
36. 36.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) aam (c) mez (d) chaabi
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) foot (b) book (c) table (d) sugar
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) cloud (b) fish (c) elephant (d) mother

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