Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 333 · 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: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) chaabi (c) billi (d) chaand
3. 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
4. 4.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) only in the exam (c) after a year (d) never again
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) elephant (b) book (c) nose (d) key
7. 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) moon (b) eye (c) foot (d) water
8. 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
9. 9.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) is spelled the same (d) sounds like the new word
10. 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) fish (b) nose (c) elephant (d) monkey
11. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
12. 12.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) long numbers (c) adding sums (d) new words in a language
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) monkey (b) sleep (c) fish (d) cloud
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) phool (c) aai (d) paani
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) chaand (c) shala (d) machhli
20. 20.🗣️ 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
21. 21.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
22. 22.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) no picture at all (c) a plain, still one (d) a funny, moving one
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) tree (b) book (c) rice (d) school
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) chaand (c) paani (d) baadal
25. 25.🗣️ 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
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) kitaab (c) sakhar (d) shala
27. 27.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) water in a PAN (c) a PIE under your foot (d) an elephant with HOT tea
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) aam (c) kitaab (d) shala
29. 29.🗣️ 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
30. 30.🗣️ 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
31. 31.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
32. 32.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) I NEED sleep (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a PIE under your foot
33. 33.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) table (b) rice (c) mother (d) sleep
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) mez (c) billi (d) aam
36. 36.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
37. 37.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) I AM eating a mango
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) shala (c) dola (d) mez
39. 39.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a cat paying a BILL
40. 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a KNOCK on the nose

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