Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 450 · 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 for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) water (b) fish (c) cat (d) sleep
2. 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
3. 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
4. 4.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) a plain, still one (c) no picture at all (d) just the word
5. 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) cat (b) book (c) key (d) sleep
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) nothing else (c) its spelling backwards (d) the word’s meaning
8. 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) chaabi (c) bandar (d) naak
9. 9.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a KNOCK on the nose
10. 10.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) adding sums (c) drawing maps (d) long numbers
11. 11.🗣️ 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
12. 12.🗣️ 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) I AM eating a mango (d) a tree on a note PAD
13. 13.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) means the same (d) sounds like the new word
14. 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
15. 15.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) never again
16. 16.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) mango (b) water (c) rice (d) flower
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) aam (c) bhaat (d) mez
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) sleep (b) book (c) water (d) sugar
22. 22.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
23. 23.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ 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
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) bandar (c) machhli (d) paay
27. 27.🗣️ 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
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) bandar (c) paani (d) chaand
29. 29.🗣️ 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
30. 30.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a book in a KIT bag
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) monkey (b) eye (c) nose (d) sugar
32. 32.🗣️ 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
33. 33.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) cat (b) tree (c) mother (d) water
35. 35.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) water in a PAN (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a tree on a note PAD
36. 36.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a BAT made of rice (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) moon (b) eye (c) monkey (d) key
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) mother (b) flower (c) moon (d) key
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) mango (b) eye (c) table (d) water
40. 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) I NEED sleep (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a book in a KIT bag

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