Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 261 · 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.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) bandar (c) dola (d) naak
2. 2.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
3. 3.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) drawing maps (c) long numbers (d) adding sums
4. 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) the word’s meaning (c) a random colour (d) nothing else
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) dola (c) billi (d) chaand
7. 7.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a DOLL with big eyes
8. 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) fish (b) mango (c) cat (d) table
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) aai (c) bandar (d) aam
11. 11.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) sounds like the new word (d) means the same
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a flower in a POOL
15. 15.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) billi (c) paay (d) baadal
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
21. 21.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) no picture at all (c) a plain, still one (d) a funny, moving one
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) paani (c) bhaat (d) phool
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) rice (b) fish (c) book (d) monkey
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
26. 26.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
27. 27.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a tree on a note PAD
28. 28.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a book in a KIT bag
29. 29.🗣️ 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
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) dola (c) bandar (d) shala
31. 31.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) water in a PAN
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) billi (c) chaabi (d) baadal
33. 33.🗣️ 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
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) school (b) book (c) fish (d) mango
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) eye (b) mother (c) key (d) sugar
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) sugar (b) nose (c) monkey (d) water
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) aam (c) kitaab (d) chaabi
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) key (b) school (c) foot (d) tree
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) tree (b) mango (c) mother (d) water
40. 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a book in a KIT bag

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