Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 320 · 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 step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
4. 4.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) a plain, still one (c) no picture at all (d) just the word
5. 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
6. 6.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) new words in a language (c) long numbers (d) adding sums
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) never again (c) later today and tomorrow (d) after a year
9. 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
10. 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) nose (b) tree (c) flower (d) fish
11. 11.🗣️ 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
12. 12.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) ped (c) chaand (d) baadal
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) nose (b) sugar (c) book (d) water
18. 18.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) means the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) is spelled the same
19. 19.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) sakhar (c) bandar (d) neend
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.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) book (b) table (c) cat (d) cloud
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) mango (b) school (c) elephant (d) cat
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) the word’s meaning (c) its spelling backwards (d) a random colour
25. 25.🗣️ 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
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) foot (b) water (c) book (d) cloud
28. 28.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a flower in a POOL
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) paay (c) sakhar (d) kitaab
30. 30.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) I AM eating a mango
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) phool (c) haathi (d) chaand
32. 32.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
33. 33.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) I NEED sleep
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) paay (c) dola (d) phool
35. 35.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
36. 36.🗣️ 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
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) phool (c) billi (d) aai
38. 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a book in a KIT bag
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) cat (b) rice (c) mango (d) cloud
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) naak (c) aai (d) bandar

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