Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 338 · 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 must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) the word’s meaning
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) cat (b) sleep (c) cloud (d) mother
3. 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
4. 4.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a DOLL with big eyes
5. 5.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a school in a SHAWL
6. 6.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) sounds like the new word (d) is spelled the same
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a DOLL with big eyes
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) never again
11. 11.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
12. 12.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) long numbers (c) new words in a language (d) adding sums
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) cloud (b) school (c) foot (d) flower
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) naak (c) haathi (d) paani
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.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) nose (b) mango (c) monkey (d) school
17. 17.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a funny, moving one (c) a plain, still one (d) just the word
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
20. 20.🗣️ 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
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a cat paying a BILL
23. 23.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) dola (c) chaand (d) paani
25. 25.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) elephant (b) rice (c) flower (d) fish
27. 27.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a flower in a POOL
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) elephant (b) school (c) monkey (d) nose
29. 29.🗣️ 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
30. 30.🗣️ 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
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) paani (c) chaand (d) shala
32. 32.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
33. 33.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) water in a PAN (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a DOLL with big eyes
34. 34.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a CHUBBY key (c) water in a PAN (d) a SACK full of sugar
35. 35.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a BAT made of rice
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) cat (b) eye (c) tree (d) rice
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.🗣️ 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
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) machhli (c) chaand (d) aai
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) mother (b) book (c) key (d) cat

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