Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 401 · 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.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) key (b) book (c) mother (d) sleep
3. 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
4. 4.🗣️ 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
5. 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) key (b) table (c) cat (d) flower
6. 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
7. 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) table (b) moon (c) book (d) rice
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.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is spelled the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) is always in Hindi
10. 10.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) long numbers (c) adding sums (d) new words in a language
11. 11.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a tree on a note PAD
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) shala (c) neend (d) dola
14. 14.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a tree on a note PAD
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) water (b) mother (c) fish (d) eye
16. 16.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) an elephant with HOT tea
17. 17.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ 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
21. 21.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a cat paying a BILL
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) sakhar (c) kitaab (d) bandar
23. 23.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) no picture at all (c) a plain, still one (d) just the word
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) kitaab (c) neend (d) billi
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) a random colour (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
27. 27.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
28. 28.🗣️ 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
29. 29.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a CHUBBY key
30. 30.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a MAZE on a table
31. 31.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a PIE under your foot
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) machhli (c) chaand (d) mez
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) nose (b) cat (c) elephant (d) school
34. 34.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) book (b) water (c) key (d) mother
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) moon (b) cloud (c) table (d) school
37. 37.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a flower in a POOL (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a MAZE on a table
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) phool (c) aam (d) bhaat
39. 39.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
40. 40.🗣️ 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

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