Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 332 · 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 “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) book (b) foot (c) cat (d) table
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) the word’s meaning (c) its spelling backwards (d) nothing else
4. 4.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a CHUBBY key (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
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.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a book in a KIT bag
7. 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) drawing maps (c) long numbers (d) adding sums
10. 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) kitaab (c) ped (d) bhaat
11. 11.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) after a year (c) only in the exam (d) later today and tomorrow
12. 12.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a MAZE on a table (d) an elephant with HOT tea
13. 13.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) tree (b) sugar (c) table (d) cat
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) key (b) mango (c) flower (d) table
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.🗣️ 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
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.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) moon (b) school (c) monkey (d) water
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) monkey (b) key (c) nose (d) elephant
23. 23.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
24. 24.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
25. 25.🗣️ 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
26. 26.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) an elephant with HOT tea
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) neend (c) sakhar (d) bandar
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) key (b) rice (c) school (d) cloud
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) bandar (c) haathi (d) phool
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) monkey (b) table (c) mango (d) mother
31. 31.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a PIE under your foot (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
32. 32.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a BAT made of rice (c) water in a PAN (d) a SACK full of sugar
33. 33.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) a funny, moving one (c) no picture at all (d) just the word
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) chaand (c) bandar (d) billi
35. 35.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a PIE under your foot
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) dola (c) paay (d) billi
37. 37.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) paay (c) aam (d) machhli
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) haathi (c) kitaab (d) machhli
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) aam (c) chaabi (d) aai

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