Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 419 · 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 Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a CHUBBY key
2. 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
3. 3.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) sounds like the new word (c) is spelled the same (d) means the same
4. 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) baadal (c) paani (d) naak
5. 5.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) only in the exam
6. 6.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) I NEED sleep (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
7. 7.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a monkey in a BAND
8. 8.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
9. 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) the word’s meaning (c) a random colour (d) nothing else
10. 10.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) new words in a language (c) adding sums (d) long numbers
11. 11.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
12. 12.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) I NEED sleep (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a MAZE on a table
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) sakhar (c) aam (d) baadal
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) bandar (c) billi (d) shala
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
17. 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.🗣️ 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
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.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) book (b) rice (c) mother (d) school
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.🗣️ 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
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) paay (c) mez (d) chaand
25. 25.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) a plain, still one (c) no picture at all (d) just the word
26. 26.🗣️ 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
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.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) machhli (c) chaabi (d) mez
29. 29.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a CHUBBY key (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
30. 30.🗣️ 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
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) sugar (b) water (c) foot (d) elephant
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) kitaab (c) dola (d) chaabi
33. 33.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
34. 34.🗣️ 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
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) aam (c) bandar (d) mez
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) fish (b) sleep (c) tree (d) cat
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) elephant (b) eye (c) water (d) mango
38. 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) water in a PAN (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) an elephant with HOT tea
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) foot (b) school (c) nose (d) sleep
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) aam (c) neend (d) aai

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