Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 378 · 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) just the word (b) no picture at all (c) a funny, moving one (d) a plain, still one
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) a random colour (c) its spelling backwards (d) the word’s meaning
5. 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
6. 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
7. 7.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) water in a PAN (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) an elephant with HOT tea
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) tree (b) rice (c) foot (d) monkey
10. 10.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a PIE under your foot
11. 11.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) adding sums (c) long numbers (d) new words in a language
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a BAT made of rice (d) water in a PAN
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
16. 16.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
17. 17.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) I AM eating a mango
18. 18.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a flower in a POOL
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 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
21. 21.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) foot (b) nose (c) elephant (d) book
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) key (b) mother (c) school (d) book
24. 24.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) I NEED sleep (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a KNOCK on the nose
25. 25.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a DOLL with big eyes
26. 26.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) I NEED sleep (d) I AM eating a mango
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) rice (b) table (c) mother (d) mango
28. 28.🗣️ 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
29. 29.🗣️ 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
30. 30.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) water in a PAN (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a cat paying a BILL
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.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) neend (c) dola (d) shala
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) neend (c) shala (d) dola
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) bhaat (c) chaabi (d) aam
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) table (b) fish (c) cat (d) elephant
36. 36.🗣️ 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
37. 37.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
38. 38.🗣️ 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
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) billi (c) sakhar (d) naak
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) machhli (c) dola (d) mez

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