Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 393 · 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.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) nothing else (c) its spelling backwards (d) a random colour
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
4. 4.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a book in a KIT bag
5. 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
6. 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) mango (b) nose (c) elephant (d) mother
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
10. 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) rice (b) moon (c) cloud (d) foot
11. 11.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) only in the exam (c) later today and tomorrow (d) after a year
12. 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) shala (c) sakhar (d) mez
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) shala (c) paani (d) chaabi
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a BAT made of rice
17. 17.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is spelled the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) means the same
18. 18.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) I NEED sleep (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a cat paying a BILL
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) naak (c) chaand (d) phool
20. 20.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a plain, still one (c) no picture at all (d) a funny, moving one
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.🗣️ 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
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) aam (c) shala (d) baadal
24. 24.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) water in a PAN (d) an elephant with HOT tea
25. 25.🗣️ 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
26. 26.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a DOLL with big eyes
27. 27.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
28. 28.🗣️ 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
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) eye (b) elephant (c) rice (d) mother
30. 30.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) drawing maps (c) adding sums (d) long numbers
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) foot (b) key (c) fish (d) tree
32. 32.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a DOLL with big eyes
33. 33.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a CHUBBY key (c) I NEED sleep (d) a cat paying a BILL
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) flower (b) mango (c) fish (d) cat
35. 35.🗣️ 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
36. 36.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
37. 37.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) phool (c) machhli (d) billi
39. 39.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a SACK full of sugar
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) paani (c) bandar (d) aam

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