Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 286 · 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 3 (d) step 4
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) moon (b) book (c) mango (d) cat
5. 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) nothing else (d) the word’s meaning
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) just the word (c) no picture at all (d) a funny, moving one
8. 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
9. 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
10. 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
11. 11.🗣️ 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
12. 12.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) sounds like the new word (c) is spelled the same (d) means the same
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) key (b) flower (c) nose (d) fish
14. 14.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a CHUBBY key
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) school (b) tree (c) foot (d) nose
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) billi (c) sakhar (d) kitaab
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) shala (c) bandar (d) chaand
21. 21.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) long numbers
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) cloud (b) book (c) flower (d) elephant
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) school (b) elephant (c) eye (d) sleep
24. 24.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) I NEED sleep (d) a flower in a POOL
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) sugar (b) water (c) mango (d) moon
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) bandar (c) chaabi (d) paay
27. 27.🗣️ 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
28. 28.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a CHUBBY key
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) water (b) book (c) sugar (d) foot
30. 30.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a PIE under your foot
31. 31.🗣️ 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
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) key (b) cat (c) elephant (d) table
33. 33.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) cat (b) flower (c) table (d) elephant
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) foot (b) rice (c) nose (d) eye
36. 36.🗣️ 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
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) mother (b) flower (c) school (d) key
38. 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) water in a PAN (d) a monkey in a BAND
39. 39.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) I NEED sleep (d) a CHUBBY key
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) haathi (c) billi (d) paani

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