Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 442 · 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.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) aai (c) chaand (d) paay
2. 2.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a school in a SHAWL
3. 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
4. 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
5. 5.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) never again (c) only in the exam (d) after a year
6. 6.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) means the same (d) is always in Hindi
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) long numbers (c) adding sums (d) new words in a language
9. 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) eye (b) mother (c) key (d) elephant
10. 10.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
11. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) monkey (b) tree (c) nose (d) foot
12. 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) nothing else (d) the word’s meaning
13. 13.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) no picture at all (c) a funny, moving one (d) just the word
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) table (b) moon (c) mango (d) water
17. 17.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a school in a SHAWL
18. 18.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a book in a KIT bag
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ 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
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.🗣️ 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
23. 23.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a tree on a note PAD
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.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
26. 26.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a flower in a POOL (c) I AM eating a mango (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
27. 27.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
28. 28.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) mango (b) sugar (c) flower (d) key
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) kitaab (c) phool (d) paani
31. 31.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) an elephant with HOT tea
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) baadal (c) dola (d) aai
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) sleep (b) nose (c) fish (d) key
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) chaabi (c) phool (d) paay
35. 35.🗣️ 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
36. 36.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) water in a PAN (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) I AM eating a mango
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) book (b) table (c) foot (d) mango
38. 38.🗣️ 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
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) book (b) foot (c) mother (d) fish
40. 40.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a book in a KIT bag

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