Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 479 · 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.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) new words in a language (c) long numbers (d) adding sums
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) school (b) water (c) fish (d) moon
3. 3.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) I NEED sleep (d) I AM eating a mango
4. 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
5. 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) nothing else (c) its spelling backwards (d) the word’s meaning
6. 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
7. 7.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
10. 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
11. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) naak (c) chaand (d) shala
12. 12.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a CHUBBY key (c) water in a PAN (d) a SACK full of sugar
13. 13.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) mango (b) tree (c) nose (d) mother
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) never again (c) after a year (d) later today and tomorrow
17. 17.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a flower in a POOL (d) water in a PAN
18. 18.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) means the same (c) is spelled the same (d) is always in Hindi
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) cat (b) key (c) sleep (d) book
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) naak (c) aam (d) paani
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) machhli (c) mez (d) phool
22. 22.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a PIE under your foot
23. 23.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a flower in a POOL
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) eye (b) elephant (c) monkey (d) table
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) shala (c) chaabi (d) aam
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) neend (c) machhli (d) haathi
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) water (b) sugar (c) elephant (d) book
28. 28.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
29. 29.🗣️ 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
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) aam (c) paay (d) dola
31. 31.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a funny, moving one (c) no picture at all (d) a plain, still one
32. 32.🗣️ 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
33. 33.🗣️ 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
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) fish (b) nose (c) sleep (d) tree
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) fish (b) eye (c) tree (d) foot
36. 36.🗣️ 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
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a SACK full of sugar
39. 39.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) water in a PAN
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) nose (b) cloud (c) mother (d) rice

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