Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 382 · 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) a plain, still one (c) no picture at all (d) a funny, moving one
2. 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
3. 3.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) adding sums (c) new words in a language (d) drawing maps
4. 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) key (b) tree (c) sleep (d) cloud
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) moon (b) cat (c) flower (d) elephant
9. 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
10. 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) haathi (c) aai (d) billi
11. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) water (b) mother (c) mango (d) book
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) only in the exam (c) after a year (d) later today and tomorrow
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) nothing else (c) its spelling backwards (d) a random colour
18. 18.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) cloud (b) mother (c) sugar (d) rice
20. 20.🗣️ 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
21. 21.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a cat paying a BILL
22. 22.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) I AM eating a mango (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
23. 23.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a PIE under your foot
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) kitaab (c) dola (d) phool
25. 25.🗣️ 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
26. 26.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a MAZE on a table (d) I NEED sleep
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) shala (c) bhaat (d) mez
28. 28.🗣️ 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
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) table (b) flower (c) moon (d) rice
30. 30.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) sugar (b) table (c) monkey (d) key
32. 32.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a flower in a POOL (d) I AM eating a mango
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) shala (c) sakhar (d) paani
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) book (b) water (c) mother (d) foot
35. 35.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a BAT made of rice (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a school in a SHAWL
36. 36.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) foot (b) monkey (c) sleep (d) school
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) flower (b) elephant (c) mango (d) mother
39. 39.🗣️ 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
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) nose (b) monkey (c) cloud (d) fish

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