Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 34 · 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 is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) bandar (c) phool (d) kitaab
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) ped (c) shala (d) billi
3. 3.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a CHUBBY key
4. 4.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) I NEED sleep
5. 5.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a DOLL with big eyes
6. 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) kitaab (c) baadal (d) bandar
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
10. 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) sleep (b) moon (c) fish (d) mother
11. 11.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is always in Hindi (c) is spelled the same (d) means the same
12. 12.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a BAT made of rice
13. 13.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a monkey in a BAND
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) book (b) eye (c) mango (d) tree
15. 15.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) cloud (b) foot (c) key (d) school
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) nose (b) cat (c) tree (d) cloud
19. 19.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) new words in a language (c) drawing maps (d) adding sums
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) cat (b) elephant (c) water (d) foot
21. 21.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) no picture at all (c) a funny, moving one (d) a plain, still one
22. 22.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) I NEED sleep
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) shala (c) aai (d) paay
24. 24.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
25. 25.🗣️ 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
26. 26.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a cat paying a BILL
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) a random colour (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
28. 28.🗣️ 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
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) bhaat (c) kitaab (d) bandar
30. 30.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) ped (c) paay (d) kitaab
32. 32.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
33. 33.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
34. 34.🗣️ 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
35. 35.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
36. 36.🗣️ 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
37. 37.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
38. 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) water in a PAN (d) a CHUBBY key
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) water (b) school (c) rice (d) tree
40. 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) I AM eating a mango (d) water in a PAN

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