Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 351 · 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.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a CHUBBY key
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) a random colour (d) the word’s meaning
3. 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) shala (c) neend (d) sakhar
4. 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) moon (b) flower (c) mother (d) key
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) new words in a language (c) drawing maps (d) adding sums
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) means the same (c) is spelled the same (d) sounds like the new word
12. 12.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) later today and tomorrow (c) after a year (d) never again
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) paani (c) chaabi (d) sakhar
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) mez (c) neend (d) aai
15. 15.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) haathi (c) paani (d) aam
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) billi (c) paani (d) haathi
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) chaand (c) aai (d) kitaab
19. 19.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) aai (c) neend (d) shala
21. 21.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a school in a SHAWL
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) sugar (b) mango (c) flower (d) foot
23. 23.🗣️ 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
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ 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
26. 26.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a DOLL with big eyes
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) tree (b) table (c) mother (d) rice
28. 28.🗣️ 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
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) haathi (c) mez (d) phool
30. 30.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) haathi (c) paay (d) bhaat
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.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) table (b) sleep (c) key (d) cloud
34. 34.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
35. 35.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) no picture at all (c) a plain, still one (d) a funny, moving one
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) naak (c) shala (d) haathi
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) naak (c) neend (d) sakhar
38. 38.🗣️ 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
39. 39.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
40. 40.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) I AM eating a mango

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