Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 396 · 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, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
2. 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
3. 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
4. 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) rice (b) nose (c) tree (d) fish
5. 5.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a school in a SHAWL
6. 6.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
7. 7.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) adding sums (c) new words in a language (d) drawing maps
8. 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) haathi (c) mez (d) kitaab
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) I AM eating a mango (c) I NEED sleep (d) a SACK full of sugar
11. 11.🗣️ 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
12. 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) the word’s meaning (c) a random colour (d) its spelling backwards
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a MAZE on a table
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a plain, still one (c) a funny, moving one (d) just the word
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.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) bhaat (c) shala (d) chaand
19. 19.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) bhaat (c) aai (d) naak
21. 21.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a CHUBBY key (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) water in a PAN
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.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) kitaab (c) billi (d) chaand
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) machhli (c) mez (d) paani
26. 26.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) I NEED sleep
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) shala (c) dola (d) aai
28. 28.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) moon (b) book (c) school (d) mango
30. 30.🗣️ 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
31. 31.🗣️ 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
32. 32.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
33. 33.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a MAZE on a table (d) water in a PAN
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) sugar (b) cloud (c) key (d) mother
35. 35.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) I NEED sleep (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a tree on a note PAD
36. 36.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a SACK full of sugar
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) kitaab (c) billi (d) naak
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) tree (b) fish (c) eye (d) monkey
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) mez (c) phool (d) billi
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) flower (b) sleep (c) moon (d) tree

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