Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 300 · 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: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
2. 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
3. 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) kitaab (c) neend (d) paay
4. 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) the word’s meaning (d) a random colour
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) only in the exam (c) after a year (d) later today and tomorrow
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) sakhar (c) paay (d) naak
10. 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) machhli (c) mez (d) chaabi
11. 11.🗣️ 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
12. 12.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) I NEED sleep (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a PIE under your foot
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) ped (c) aam (d) phool
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) mez (c) haathi (d) shala
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) nose (b) monkey (c) cloud (d) fish
18. 18.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
19. 19.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) cloud (b) mango (c) school (d) book
21. 21.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a plain, still one (c) a funny, moving one (d) no picture at all
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) sleep (b) elephant (c) foot (d) mother
23. 23.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) machhli (c) mez (d) paani
25. 25.🗣️ 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
26. 26.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) long numbers (c) adding sums (d) drawing maps
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) rice (b) elephant (c) fish (d) water
28. 28.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) I NEED sleep (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a BAT made of rice
29. 29.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) I AM eating a mango
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) eye (b) cat (c) fish (d) key
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) cat (b) school (c) key (d) elephant
32. 32.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a BAT made of rice (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a KNOCK on the nose
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) aai (c) paani (d) ped
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) school (b) mango (c) table (d) mother
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) flower (b) monkey (c) mango (d) book
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 Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) foot (b) fish (c) water (d) key
38. 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) I NEED sleep
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) paani (c) aai (d) shala
40. 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a cat paying a BILL

Free memory techniques lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/memory-techniques-for-students