Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 463 · 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 keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) just the word (c) a funny, moving one (d) a plain, still one
2. 2.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) I NEED sleep (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a school in a SHAWL
5. 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) a random colour (d) the word’s meaning
6. 6.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) new words in a language (c) long numbers (d) drawing maps
7. 7.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) only in the exam
8. 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) rice (b) monkey (c) mango (d) nose
9. 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) dola (c) bandar (d) billi
10. 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) book (b) key (c) moon (d) table
11. 11.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
12. 12.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a flower in a POOL
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) flower (b) monkey (c) mother (d) rice
14. 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
15. 15.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) aam (c) billi (d) bhaat
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) sleep (b) nose (c) rice (d) book
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is spelled the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) sounds like the new word
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) tree (b) foot (c) key (d) rice
21. 21.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
22. 22.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a book in a KIT bag
23. 23.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a flower in a POOL
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.🗣️ 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 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
27. 27.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a CHUBBY key (c) water in a PAN (d) a DOLL with big eyes
28. 28.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a MAZE on a table (c) water in a PAN (d) a CHUBBY key
29. 29.🗣️ 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
30. 30.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) I NEED sleep (c) a MAZE on a table (d) an elephant with HOT tea
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) eye (b) table (c) water (d) key
32. 32.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a cat paying a BILL
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) paani (c) bandar (d) naak
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) shala (c) aai (d) machhli
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) sakhar (c) bandar (d) chaabi
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) water (b) foot (c) monkey (d) rice
37. 37.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a school in a SHAWL
38. 38.🗣️ 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
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) baadal (c) kitaab (d) mez
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) sleep (b) mother (c) fish (d) cat

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