Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 347 · 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 SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) sakhar (c) bhaat (d) paay
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) ped (c) bhaat (d) kitaab
4. 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) kitaab (c) aam (d) dola
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) eye (b) nose (c) sleep (d) rice
8. 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) paay (c) bandar (d) mez
9. 9.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
10. 10.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) I NEED sleep (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a cat paying a BILL
11. 11.🗣️ 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
12. 12.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is spelled the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) is always in Hindi
13. 13.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a flower in a POOL (d) I AM eating a mango
14. 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
15. 15.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a monkey in a BAND
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) shala (c) baadal (d) aam
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.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) later today and tomorrow (c) only in the exam (d) never again
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) book (b) fish (c) nose (d) school
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) key (b) rice (c) water (d) table
21. 21.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a funny, moving one (c) just the word (d) a plain, still one
22. 22.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) book (b) key (c) water (d) eye
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) elephant (b) cat (c) mango (d) moon
25. 25.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a monkey in a BAND
26. 26.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) water in a PAN (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) I AM eating a mango
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) the word’s meaning (c) a random colour (d) nothing else
28. 28.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) drawing maps (c) adding sums (d) long numbers
29. 29.🗣️ 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
30. 30.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
31. 31.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
32. 32.🗣️ 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
33. 33.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a CHUBBY key (c) I NEED sleep (d) I AM eating a mango
34. 34.🗣️ 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
35. 35.🗣️ 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
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) fish (b) mango (c) monkey (d) book
37. 37.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) I NEED sleep
38. 38.🗣️ 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
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) water (b) tree (c) eye (d) monkey
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) haathi (c) machhli (d) naak

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