Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 270 · 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: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) billi (c) phool (d) neend
3. 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) its spelling backwards
4. 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
5. 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) mez (c) paani (d) bandar
6. 6.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) drawing maps (c) long numbers (d) new words in a language
7. 7.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is always in Hindi (c) is spelled the same (d) means the same
8. 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) sugar (b) key (c) book (d) cloud
9. 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) haathi (c) chaabi (d) baadal
10. 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) machhli (c) aai (d) neend
11. 11.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a plain, still one (c) just the word (d) a funny, moving one
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a monkey in a BAND
14. 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
15. 15.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a tree on a note PAD
16. 16.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) foot (b) book (c) tree (d) rice
18. 18.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) later today and tomorrow (c) after a year (d) only in the exam
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a cat paying a BILL
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) machhli (c) chaabi (d) kitaab
22. 22.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
23. 23.🗣️ 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
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) rice (b) sugar (c) book (d) flower
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) sleep (b) water (c) moon (d) nose
27. 27.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) haathi (c) bandar (d) neend
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) school (b) eye (c) cat (d) table
30. 30.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) mother (b) rice (c) key (d) tree
32. 32.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
33. 33.🗣️ 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
34. 34.🗣️ 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
35. 35.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) sleep (b) cloud (c) key (d) book
37. 37.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) I NEED sleep
38. 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a MAZE on a table
39. 39.🗣️ 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
40. 40.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a PIE under your foot

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