Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 362 · 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.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a funny, moving one (c) just the word (d) a plain, still one
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
3. 3.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) adding sums (c) drawing maps (d) long numbers
4. 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
5. 5.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
6. 6.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is spelled the same (c) means the same (d) is always in Hindi
7. 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ 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 PIE under your foot (d) a KNOCK on the nose
11. 11.🗣️ 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
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) tree (b) monkey (c) elephant (d) foot
14. 14.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
15. 15.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) water in a PAN (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a DOLL with big eyes
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) rice (b) tree (c) school (d) cat
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) table (b) school (c) sugar (d) monkey
21. 21.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
22. 22.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a MAZE on a table (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) phool (c) chaabi (d) dola
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) nose (b) flower (c) monkey (d) cloud
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) table (b) book (c) cat (d) key
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) fish (b) nose (c) rice (d) cloud
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) mango (b) sleep (c) moon (d) nose
30. 30.🗣️ 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
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) baadal (c) bandar (d) billi
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) haathi (c) ped (d) naak
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) chaabi (c) chaand (d) naak
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) bhaat (c) haathi (d) chaabi
35. 35.🗣️ 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
36. 36.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) I NEED sleep (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a CHUBBY key
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) chaabi (c) sakhar (d) baadal
38. 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) an elephant with HOT tea
39. 39.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a BAT made of rice (d) I NEED sleep
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) mother (b) rice (c) moon (d) water

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