Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 334 · 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, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) means the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) is always in Hindi
2. 2.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) adding sums (c) long numbers (d) drawing maps
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) a random colour (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
5. 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) eye (b) flower (c) foot (d) water
6. 6.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a funny, moving one (c) just the word (d) a plain, still one
7. 7.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
8. 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
9. 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
10. 10.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a tree on a note PAD
11. 11.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
12. 12.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a flower in a POOL (c) water in a PAN (d) a DOLL with big eyes
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) kitaab (c) aai (d) chaabi
14. 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) flower (b) key (c) monkey (d) rice
18. 18.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a BAT made of rice
19. 19.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) water in a PAN (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a monkey in a BAND
20. 20.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) I NEED sleep (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) after a year (c) only in the exam (d) never again
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) neend (c) bhaat (d) mez
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ 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
26. 26.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) water in a PAN (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a CHUBBY key
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) school (b) mango (c) book (d) foot
28. 28.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) water in a PAN (d) a SACK full of sugar
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) bandar (c) aam (d) aai
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) elephant (b) book (c) foot (d) water
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) phool (c) haathi (d) mez
32. 32.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a flower in a POOL
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) aam (c) bandar (d) paani
34. 34.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
35. 35.🗣️ 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
36. 36.🗣️ 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
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) sleep (b) school (c) fish (d) rice
38. 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) neend (c) aam (d) baadal
40. 40.🗣️ 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

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