Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 295 · 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 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
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) adding sums
4. 4.🗣️ 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
5. 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
6. 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
7. 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) sleep (b) flower (c) sugar (d) eye
8. 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) aai (c) dola (d) chaabi
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) the word’s meaning (c) nothing else (d) a random colour
11. 11.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a tree on a note PAD
12. 12.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a funny, moving one (c) no picture at all (d) a plain, still one
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) rice (b) table (c) tree (d) monkey
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) later today and tomorrow (c) only in the exam (d) never again
16. 16.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a cat paying a BILL
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) table (b) book (c) monkey (d) key
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) kitaab (c) naak (d) billi
19. 19.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a PIE under your foot (d) I NEED sleep
20. 20.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
21. 21.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) key (b) school (c) table (d) tree
23. 23.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
24. 24.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) water in a PAN (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a flower in a POOL
25. 25.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) means the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) is always in Hindi
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.🗣️ 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
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) sugar (b) eye (c) school (d) tree
29. 29.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a BAT made of rice (c) I NEED sleep (d) a SACK full of sugar
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) dola (c) naak (d) aai
31. 31.🗣️ 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
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) eye (b) moon (c) water (d) nose
33. 33.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a monkey in a BAND
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) bhaat (c) mez (d) machhli
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) mango (b) cloud (c) moon (d) mother
36. 36.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a CHUBBY key (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) mez (c) phool (d) billi
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) bhaat (c) machhli (d) chaabi
39. 39.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a DOLL with big eyes
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) mother (b) table (c) moon (d) elephant

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