Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 273 · 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 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) the word’s meaning (c) a random colour (d) its spelling backwards
3. 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
4. 4.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) means the same (c) is spelled the same (d) is always in Hindi
5. 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) paani (c) chaand (d) kitaab
6. 6.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
7. 7.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) new words in a language (c) long numbers (d) adding sums
8. 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) machhli (c) billi (d) naak
9. 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
10. 10.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) only in the exam
11. 11.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
12. 12.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
13. 13.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) a plain, still one (c) just the word (d) no picture at all
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) moon (b) cat (c) foot (d) tree
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) foot (b) book (c) moon (d) flower
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) sleep (b) monkey (c) school (d) nose
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) cloud (b) rice (c) fish (d) water
20. 20.🗣️ 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
21. 21.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
22. 22.🗣️ 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
23. 23.🗣️ 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
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) chaabi (c) mez (d) kitaab
25. 25.🗣️ 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
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) paani (c) haathi (d) phool
27. 27.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a KNOCK on the nose
28. 28.🗣️ 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
29. 29.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) water in a PAN (d) a book in a KIT bag
30. 30.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) water in a PAN
31. 31.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) I AM eating a mango
32. 32.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) I AM eating a mango
33. 33.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a MAZE on a table (c) I NEED sleep (d) a SACK full of sugar
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) kitaab (c) shala (d) paay
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) bandar (c) aam (d) aai
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) school (b) rice (c) sugar (d) flower
37. 37.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) after a year (c) never again (d) only in the exam
38. 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a book in a KIT bag
39. 39.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) I NEED sleep (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) key (b) flower (c) eye (d) cat

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