Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 262 · 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 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) table (b) cloud (c) mango (d) eye
3. 3.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) I NEED sleep (d) a BAT made of rice
4. 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
5. 5.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a BAT made of rice
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) elephant (b) moon (c) rice (d) nose
9. 9.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) is spelled the same (d) sounds like the new word
10. 10.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
11. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) foot (b) tree (c) water (d) book
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) aai (c) mez (d) neend
15. 15.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a MAZE on a table (d) I AM eating a mango
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.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a plain, still one (c) just the word (d) a funny, moving one
19. 19.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) new words in a language (c) adding sums (d) drawing maps
20. 20.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) water in a PAN (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a book in a KIT bag
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) I NEED sleep (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a SACK full of sugar
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) rice (b) water (c) flower (d) cat
24. 24.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a MAZE on a table (c) water in a PAN (d) I AM eating a mango
25. 25.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) never again (c) after a year (d) later today and tomorrow
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) rice (b) fish (c) sleep (d) sugar
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) table (b) mother (c) fish (d) elephant
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) naak (c) mez (d) chaand
29. 29.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) neend (c) machhli (d) bhaat
31. 31.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) kitaab (c) paani (d) chaand
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) dola (c) paani (d) billi
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) paay (c) kitaab (d) bhaat
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) cloud (b) sugar (c) monkey (d) school
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) eye (b) school (c) sleep (d) book
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) sugar (b) water (c) foot (d) moon
40. 40.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a BATTLE in the clouds

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