Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 377 · 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 tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) ped (c) billi (d) kitaab
2. 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
3. 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) fish (b) book (c) table (d) key
4. 4.🗣️ 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
5. 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) sugar (b) fish (c) nose (d) monkey
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.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) no picture at all (c) a funny, moving one (d) a plain, still one
8. 8.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) after a year (c) never again (d) later today and tomorrow
9. 9.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) adding sums (c) drawing maps (d) new words in a language
10. 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) phool (c) naak (d) aam
11. 11.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a KNOCK on the nose
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.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) the word’s meaning
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 PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) naak (c) machhli (d) paay
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) cloud (b) rice (c) sugar (d) cat
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a DOLL with big eyes
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) mez (c) aai (d) dola
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) cloud (b) foot (c) key (d) book
25. 25.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) means the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) is spelled the same
26. 26.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a book in a KIT bag
27. 27.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a tree on a note PAD
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) moon (b) eye (c) key (d) book
29. 29.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
30. 30.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
31. 31.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) a CHUBBY key (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
32. 32.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a PIE under your foot
33. 33.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a BAT made of rice
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) elephant (b) mother (c) book (d) table
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) neend (c) machhli (d) billi
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) eye (b) fish (c) mango (d) mother
37. 37.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a PIE under your foot
38. 38.🗣️ 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
39. 39.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a BAT made of rice
40. 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) water in a PAN (d) I NEED sleep

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