Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 345 · 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 for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) key (b) monkey (c) sugar (d) fish
2. 2.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a DOLL with big eyes
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.🗣️ 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
5. 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) the word’s meaning (c) a random colour (d) its spelling backwards
6. 6.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) never again (c) after a year (d) only in the exam
7. 7.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) is spelled the same (c) means the same (d) sounds like the new word
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) new words in a language (c) long numbers (d) drawing maps
10. 10.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) no picture at all (c) a funny, moving one (d) a plain, still one
11. 11.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
12. 12.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
13. 13.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a PIE under your foot (d) I NEED sleep
14. 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) kitaab (c) mez (d) machhli
17. 17.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
18. 18.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a BAT made of rice (d) an elephant with HOT tea
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a BAT made of rice (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) ped (c) chaabi (d) naak
23. 23.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) school (b) flower (c) key (d) elephant
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) cat (b) fish (c) water (d) sleep
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) cat (b) key (c) sugar (d) water
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) moon (b) cat (c) elephant (d) eye
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) rice (b) key (c) water (d) tree
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) cat (b) school (c) book (d) mother
30. 30.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a book in a KIT bag
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) sugar (b) fish (c) table (d) cat
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) school (b) water (c) mother (d) key
33. 33.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) mez (c) chaand (d) aai
35. 35.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a PIE under your foot
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) paani (c) neend (d) mez
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) book (b) elephant (c) school (d) tree
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) kitaab (c) paay (d) ped
40. 40.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) water in a PAN (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a PIE under your foot

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