Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 336 · 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: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) mango (b) water (c) foot (d) cat
3. 3.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) after a year (c) never again (d) only in the exam
4. 4.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) I AM eating a mango
5. 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) a random colour (c) its spelling backwards (d) the word’s meaning
6. 6.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) sounds like the new word (c) is spelled the same (d) means the same
7. 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) no picture at all (c) a funny, moving one (d) a plain, still one
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) foot (b) water (c) cat (d) table
12. 12.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) I NEED sleep (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
13. 13.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) phool (c) paani (d) paay
15. 15.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a book in a KIT bag
16. 16.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a BAT made of rice
17. 17.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) long numbers (c) drawing maps (d) new words in a language
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) sleep (b) water (c) flower (d) sugar
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) phool (c) bandar (d) neend
20. 20.🗣️ 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
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) aam (c) bandar (d) aai
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) shala (c) billi (d) naak
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ 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
26. 26.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a BAT made of rice (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a cat paying a BILL
27. 27.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) I NEED sleep
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) mother (b) table (c) monkey (d) cat
29. 29.🗣️ 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
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) phool (c) aam (d) ped
31. 31.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a DOLL with big eyes
32. 32.🗣️ 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
33. 33.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a PIE under your foot (d) water in a PAN
34. 34.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) an elephant with HOT tea
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) mango (b) key (c) monkey (d) elephant
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) chaand (c) bhaat (d) aai
37. 37.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a school in a SHAWL
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) aam (c) kitaab (d) bhaat
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) book (b) moon (c) school (d) flower
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) rice (b) eye (c) cloud (d) elephant

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