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