Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 308 · 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 Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) cat (b) sleep (c) fish (d) sugar
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) naak (c) chaand (d) haathi
4. 4.🗣️ 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
5. 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
6. 6.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a MAZE on a table (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
7. 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) cloud (b) foot (c) flower (d) water
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) adding sums (c) new words in a language (d) drawing maps
11. 11.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a KNOCK on the nose
12. 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) mez (c) paani (d) sakhar
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) kitaab (c) aai (d) phool
15. 15.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
16. 16.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a cat paying a BILL
17. 17.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) no picture at all (c) a plain, still one (d) just the word
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) sugar (b) cloud (c) elephant (d) rice
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) phool (c) aai (d) paay
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) naak (c) billi (d) mez
21. 21.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) the word’s meaning
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) chaabi (c) haathi (d) neend
24. 24.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) monkey (b) eye (c) rice (d) flower
26. 26.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
27. 27.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
28. 28.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a school in a SHAWL
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) mango (b) key (c) monkey (d) foot
30. 30.🗣️ 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
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) nose (b) monkey (c) school (d) eye
32. 32.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a flower in a POOL
33. 33.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a flower in a POOL (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a DOLL with big eyes
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) machhli (c) paani (d) mez
35. 35.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) never again (c) later today and tomorrow (d) only in the exam
36. 36.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) table (b) moon (c) eye (d) sugar
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) mother (b) book (c) nose (d) fish
39. 39.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a SACK full of sugar
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) tree (b) eye (c) moon (d) book

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