Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 430 · 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: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) the word’s meaning
4. 4.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) later today and tomorrow (c) after a year (d) only in the exam
5. 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
6. 6.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a plain, still one (c) a funny, moving one (d) no picture at all
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) chaand (c) baadal (d) naak
9. 9.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) water in a PAN (c) a flower in a POOL (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) nose (b) book (c) cloud (d) eye
12. 12.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
13. 13.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) water in a PAN
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) ped (c) naak (d) haathi
15. 15.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
16. 16.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a flower in a POOL
17. 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
18. 18.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) is spelled the same (d) sounds like the new word
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) aai (c) billi (d) chaabi
20. 20.🗣️ 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
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) chaand (c) paani (d) ped
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) mango (b) tree (c) water (d) eye
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) kitaab (c) naak (d) shala
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) key (b) monkey (c) fish (d) mother
26. 26.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) adding sums (c) drawing maps (d) new words in a language
27. 27.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a tree on a note PAD
28. 28.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) paani (c) haathi (d) baadal
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) fish (b) book (c) sugar (d) rice
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) fish (b) tree (c) key (d) water
32. 32.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a cat paying a BILL
33. 33.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a cat paying a BILL
34. 34.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) water in a PAN
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) baadal (c) machhli (d) haathi
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) neend (c) baadal (d) machhli
37. 37.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) I NEED sleep (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a SACK full of sugar
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) key (b) moon (c) nose (d) school
39. 39.🗣️ 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
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) fish (b) nose (c) cloud (d) foot

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