Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

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

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