Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 292 · 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.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) moon (b) mango (c) mother (d) foot
2. 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
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 Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a flower in a POOL (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) I NEED sleep
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) baadal (c) sakhar (d) bandar
7. 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) eye (b) sugar (c) mother (d) nose
8. 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) nothing else (c) a random colour (d) its spelling backwards
9. 9.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
10. 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
11. 11.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) drawing maps (c) adding sums (d) new words in a language
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.🗣️ 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
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.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) monkey (b) water (c) cat (d) elephant
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
19. 19.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
20. 20.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) sounds like the new word (d) is spelled the same
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) table (b) rice (c) book (d) cloud
22. 22.🗣️ 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
23. 23.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a MAZE on a table (c) I NEED sleep (d) a BAT made of rice
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) haathi (c) paay (d) bhaat
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) table (b) mango (c) sleep (d) monkey
26. 26.🗣️ 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
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.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) mother (b) sugar (c) cloud (d) school
29. 29.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) naak (c) sakhar (d) ped
31. 31.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a BAT made of rice
32. 32.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a MAZE on a table
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) aai (c) baadal (d) machhli
34. 34.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a funny, moving one (c) just the word (d) a plain, still one
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) paani (c) billi (d) chaabi
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) elephant (b) cat (c) mother (d) monkey
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) nose (b) key (c) monkey (d) water
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) naak (c) billi (d) machhli
39. 39.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a tree on a note PAD
40. 40.🗣️ 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

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