Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 48 · 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.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) is spelled the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) means the same
3. 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) chaabi (c) billi (d) paani
4. 4.🗣️ 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
5. 5.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) I AM eating a mango (c) water in a PAN (d) a SACK full of sugar
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
8. 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) tree (b) sleep (c) foot (d) monkey
9. 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) phool (c) chaabi (d) aam
10. 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) book (b) sleep (c) flower (d) school
11. 11.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) adding sums (c) long numbers (d) new words in a language
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) elephant (b) school (c) fish (d) mother
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) water in a PAN (d) I AM eating a mango
17. 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
18. 18.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a book in a KIT bag
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) its spelling backwards (c) a random colour (d) nothing else
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) cloud (b) cat (c) key (d) sugar
21. 21.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) no picture at all (c) just the word (d) a plain, still one
22. 22.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
23. 23.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) water in a PAN (c) a PIE under your foot (d) I AM eating a mango
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) haathi (c) paani (d) chaand
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) paani (c) kitaab (d) haathi
27. 27.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) bhaat (c) kitaab (d) machhli
29. 29.🗣️ 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
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) eye (b) water (c) monkey (d) key
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) naak (c) chaabi (d) aai
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) moon (b) fish (c) rice (d) mango
33. 33.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
34. 34.🗣️ 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
35. 35.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a school in a SHAWL
36. 36.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
37. 37.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a book in a KIT bag
38. 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a school in a SHAWL
39. 39.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a BAT made of rice
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) naak (c) haathi (d) bandar

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