Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 384 · 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 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
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) water (b) mother (c) elephant (d) cat
3. 3.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) long numbers (c) adding sums (d) drawing maps
4. 4.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a SACK full of sugar
5. 5.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a monkey in a BAND
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) cloud (b) eye (c) tree (d) school
9. 9.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a cat paying a BILL
10. 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
11. 11.🗣️ 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
12. 12.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
13. 13.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) later today and tomorrow (c) after a year (d) never again
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) neend (c) bhaat (d) sakhar
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) shala (c) phool (d) paani
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) sugar (b) rice (c) school (d) sleep
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) monkey (b) cat (c) water (d) moon
19. 19.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) an elephant with HOT tea
20. 20.🗣️ 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
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.🗣️ 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
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) moon (b) cloud (c) table (d) key
24. 24.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a flower in a POOL
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) school (b) key (c) foot (d) book
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) cloud (b) water (c) table (d) mango
27. 27.🗣️ 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
28. 28.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) just the word (c) a plain, still one (d) no picture at all
29. 29.🗣️ 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 SACK full of sugar (d) I AM eating a mango
30. 30.🗣️ 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
31. 31.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a DOLL with big eyes
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) flower (b) school (c) moon (d) tree
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) mother (b) cloud (c) sugar (d) cat
34. 34.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) I AM eating a mango
35. 35.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
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 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
38. 38.🗣️ 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
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) kitaab (c) naak (d) neend
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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