Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 425 · 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: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
2. 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
3. 3.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) I NEED sleep
4. 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
5. 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) moon (b) tree (c) foot (d) eye
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
8. 8.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) never again (c) later today and tomorrow (d) only in the exam
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a book in a KIT bag
11. 11.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) no picture at all (c) a plain, still one (d) a funny, moving one
12. 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) water (b) mango (c) mother (d) cat
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) cloud (b) monkey (c) water (d) nose
14. 14.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a BAT made of rice (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) an elephant with HOT tea
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) paani (c) sakhar (d) shala
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is spelled the same (c) means the same (d) is always in Hindi
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a BAT made of rice (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) I AM eating a mango
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) cat (b) moon (c) rice (d) tree
22. 22.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
23. 23.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) I AM eating a mango
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) fish (b) cat (c) cloud (d) nose
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) school (b) cloud (c) nose (d) key
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) mez (c) chaabi (d) kitaab
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) cloud (b) eye (c) water (d) nose
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) moon (b) flower (c) sugar (d) water
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) bandar (c) naak (d) phool
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) aam (c) mez (d) phool
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) nothing else (c) the word’s meaning (d) its spelling backwards
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) aam (c) chaand (d) phool
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) sakhar (c) haathi (d) bandar
35. 35.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a tree on a note PAD
36. 36.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) new words in a language (c) long numbers (d) adding sums
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) ped (c) naak (d) paani
38. 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) elephant (b) foot (c) cloud (d) nose
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) fish (b) tree (c) monkey (d) sugar

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