Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 392 · 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.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) later today and tomorrow (c) never again (d) after a year
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) kitaab (c) aam (d) chaabi
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.🗣️ 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: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
6. 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
7. 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) flower (b) monkey (c) book (d) key
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a cat paying a BILL
11. 11.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
12. 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) monkey (b) school (c) nose (d) mother
13. 13.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) is spelled the same (d) sounds like the new word
14. 14.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) rice (b) school (c) eye (d) flower
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a plain, still one (c) just the word (d) a funny, moving one
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a cat paying a BILL
21. 21.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
22. 22.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a school in a SHAWL
23. 23.🗣️ 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
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) chaand (c) aam (d) paani
25. 25.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a BAT made of rice
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) fish (b) book (c) mango (d) sleep
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) mez (c) bhaat (d) naak
28. 28.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a BAT made of rice
29. 29.🗣️ 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
30. 30.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) new words in a language (c) drawing maps (d) long numbers
31. 31.🗣️ 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
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) billi (c) bhaat (d) shala
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) cat (b) table (c) flower (d) school
34. 34.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) water in a PAN (d) an elephant with HOT tea
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) monkey (b) mango (c) cloud (d) nose
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) school (b) mother (c) moon (d) water
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) baadal (c) aai (d) phool
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) aai (c) naak (d) paani
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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