Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 466 · 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 Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
2. 2.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) new words in a language (c) adding sums (d) long numbers
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) phool (c) paani (d) billi
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.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
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.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a CHUBBY key (d) I NEED sleep
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) I AM eating a mango (c) water in a PAN (d) a cat paying a BILL
12. 12.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
13. 13.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
16. 16.🗣️ 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
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 Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) water in a PAN (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) just the word (c) a plain, still one (d) no picture at all
21. 21.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) I AM eating a mango (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a cat paying a BILL
22. 22.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a CHUBBY key (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a DOLL with big eyes
23. 23.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) an elephant with HOT tea
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) elephant (b) water (c) eye (d) cloud
25. 25.🗣️ 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
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) dola (c) billi (d) ped
27. 27.🗣️ 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
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) cat (b) key (c) flower (d) mother
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) bhaat (c) aam (d) sakhar
30. 30.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
31. 31.🗣️ 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
32. 32.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) I NEED sleep (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a KNOCK on the nose
33. 33.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
34. 34.🗣️ 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
35. 35.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) I NEED sleep (d) a CHUBBY key
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) shala (c) haathi (d) aam
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) aam (c) baadal (d) chaabi
38. 38.🗣️ 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
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) foot (b) elephant (c) table (d) cat
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) mango (b) cloud (c) book (d) sleep

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