Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 389 · 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, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
2. 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is spelled the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) sounds like the new word
5. 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
6. 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) water (b) elephant (c) cat (d) sugar
7. 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) nose (b) cloud (c) sleep (d) flower
8. 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) book (b) eye (c) water (d) moon
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 CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) paani (c) aam (d) chaabi
11. 11.🗣️ 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
12. 12.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) water (b) mother (c) key (d) nose
14. 14.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) a funny, moving one (c) no picture at all (d) just the word
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) mez (c) haathi (d) phool
16. 16.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) only in the exam (c) never again (d) later today and tomorrow
17. 17.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a monkey in a BAND
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) book (b) cloud (c) key (d) eye
19. 19.🗣️ 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
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.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) shala (c) phool (d) kitaab
22. 22.🗣️ 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
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
24. 24.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a book in a KIT bag
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) kitaab (c) paay (d) naak
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) paay (c) neend (d) paani
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) billi (c) sakhar (d) dola
29. 29.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) long numbers
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 Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a KNOCK on the nose
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) mother (b) flower (c) key (d) elephant
33. 33.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a cat paying a BILL
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) chaabi (c) aai (d) bandar
35. 35.🗣️ 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
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) paay (c) neend (d) chaabi
37. 37.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) I NEED sleep (d) I AM eating a mango
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) school (b) cat (c) water (d) mother
39. 39.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
40. 40.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word

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