Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 298 · 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 keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a funny, moving one (c) no picture at all (d) a plain, still one
2. 2.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) I AM eating a mango
3. 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
4. 4.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) water in a PAN (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a BAT made of rice
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a school in a SHAWL
8. 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) monkey (b) cat (c) rice (d) sleep
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) water in a PAN (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a cat paying a BILL
11. 11.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
12. 12.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a CHUBBY key
13. 13.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) baadal (c) naak (d) aai
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) book (b) tree (c) mango (d) mother
16. 16.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
17. 17.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) nothing else (c) its spelling backwards (d) a random colour
19. 19.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) adding sums (c) long numbers (d) new words in a language
20. 20.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
21. 21.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
22. 22.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a CHUBBY key
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) sakhar (c) chaabi (d) bhaat
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) dola (c) kitaab (d) bhaat
25. 25.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a PIE under your foot (c) water in a PAN (d) I AM eating a mango
26. 26.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a SACK full of sugar
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) dola (c) machhli (d) paani
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) haathi (c) shala (d) mez
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) dola (c) bandar (d) aam
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) table (b) eye (c) nose (d) school
31. 31.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is always in Hindi (c) is spelled the same (d) means the same
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) haathi (c) bhaat (d) paani
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 Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) rice (b) cloud (c) mother (d) table
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) water (b) rice (c) monkey (d) sugar
36. 36.🗣️ 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
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) school (b) tree (c) elephant (d) foot
38. 38.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) I NEED sleep
39. 39.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a SACK full of sugar
40. 40.🗣️ 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

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