Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 394 · 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 for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) mother (b) key (c) eye (d) foot
2. 2.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a tree on a note PAD
3. 3.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) I NEED sleep (d) a SACK full of sugar
4. 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
5. 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
6. 6.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a PIE under your foot
7. 7.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) means the same (c) is spelled the same (d) sounds like the new word
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) never again (c) later today and tomorrow (d) after a year
12. 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) naak (c) bandar (d) phool
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) sugar (b) cat (c) rice (d) school
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
18. 18.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) just the word (c) no picture at all (d) a funny, moving one
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) paay (c) bhaat (d) aai
21. 21.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) long numbers (c) new words in a language (d) drawing maps
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) chaabi (c) dola (d) paay
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) water (b) tree (c) book (d) cat
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) sakhar (c) mez (d) baadal
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) key (b) sugar (c) table (d) sleep
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) billi (c) naak (d) paani
27. 27.🗣️ 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
28. 28.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a BAT made of rice (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a cat paying a BILL
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) tree (b) mango (c) rice (d) cloud
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) moon (b) key (c) rice (d) nose
31. 31.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
32. 32.🗣️ 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
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) nothing else (c) a random colour (d) its spelling backwards
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) kitaab (c) haathi (d) bandar
36. 36.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a book in a KIT bag
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) naak (c) kitaab (d) sakhar
39. 39.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) phool (c) chaand (d) kitaab

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