Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 364 · 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, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a BAT made of rice (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a MAZE on a table
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) a random colour (c) its spelling backwards (d) the word’s meaning
3. 3.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) only in the exam (c) after a year (d) never again
4. 4.🗣️ 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
5. 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) school (b) flower (c) mother (d) key
6. 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) baadal (c) shala (d) machhli
7. 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
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.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
11. 11.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) I NEED sleep (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a DOLL with big eyes
12. 12.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) sounds like the new word (c) is spelled the same (d) means the same
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) aam (c) haathi (d) baadal
16. 16.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) sleep (b) key (c) mango (d) water
20. 20.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) drawing maps (c) adding sums (d) long numbers
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) naak (c) chaand (d) baadal
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) mango (b) school (c) rice (d) monkey
23. 23.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) just the word (c) a funny, moving one (d) no picture at all
24. 24.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a book in a KIT bag
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) sakhar (c) naak (d) dola
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a MAZE on a table (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a BAT made of rice
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) sugar (b) foot (c) mango (d) rice
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) sugar (b) fish (c) cat (d) school
30. 30.🗣️ 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
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) school (b) key (c) mother (d) cat
32. 32.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) moon (b) eye (c) rice (d) tree
34. 34.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) kitaab (c) paani (d) billi
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.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a PIE under your foot (c) I NEED sleep (d) a CHUBBY key
38. 38.🗣️ 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
39. 39.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) I AM eating a mango
40. 40.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture

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