Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 456 · 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 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
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) a random colour
3. 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
4. 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
5. 5.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) means the same (c) is spelled the same (d) sounds like the new word
6. 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
7. 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) bhaat (c) neend (d) mez
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) no picture at all (c) a funny, moving one (d) just the word
10. 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) table (b) mango (c) monkey (d) cat
11. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) phool (c) billi (d) kitaab
12. 12.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) ped (c) machhli (d) naak
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) haathi (c) baadal (d) aam
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.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) chaand (c) mez (d) billi
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) monkey (b) sugar (c) eye (d) rice
19. 19.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a KNOCK on the nose
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) chaand (c) neend (d) paay
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) book (b) mango (c) sugar (d) monkey
22. 22.🗣️ 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
23. 23.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) long numbers (c) adding sums (d) new words in a language
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) shala (c) bhaat (d) mez
25. 25.🗣️ 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
26. 26.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a MAZE on a table
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) paani (c) naak (d) bhaat
28. 28.🗣️ 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
29. 29.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) only in the exam (c) later today and tomorrow (d) never again
30. 30.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
31. 31.🗣️ 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
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) school (b) mango (c) nose (d) mother
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) sakhar (c) haathi (d) phool
34. 34.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
35. 35.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a flower in a POOL (d) I NEED sleep
36. 36.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a monkey in a BAND
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) table (b) cat (c) foot (d) book
38. 38.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) mother (b) fish (c) nose (d) school
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) paay (c) kitaab (d) baadal

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