Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 486 · 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 step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) haathi (c) baadal (d) dola
3. 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
4. 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) mez (c) paani (d) naak
5. 5.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) later today and tomorrow (c) never again (d) after a year
6. 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) phool (c) chaabi (d) bhaat
9. 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) monkey (b) cloud (c) tree (d) book
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) water (b) key (c) mother (d) rice
12. 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) machhli (c) ped (d) bhaat
13. 13.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a plain, still one (c) a funny, moving one (d) no picture at all
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) a random colour (c) its spelling backwards (d) the word’s meaning
15. 15.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) water in a PAN
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
18. 18.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a DOLL with big eyes
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) paani (c) naak (d) aai
21. 21.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) means the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) is spelled the same
22. 22.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a CHUBBY key
23. 23.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) long numbers (c) drawing maps (d) new words in a language
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ 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
26. 26.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) machhli (c) chaabi (d) bhaat
28. 28.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a CHUBBY key
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) kitaab (c) bandar (d) shala
30. 30.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) mother (b) nose (c) tree (d) book
32. 32.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
33. 33.🗣️ 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
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) mez (c) paay (d) chaabi
35. 35.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a cat paying a BILL
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.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) dola (c) aam (d) neend
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) naak (c) billi (d) aai
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) flower (b) sugar (c) key (d) eye
40. 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a monkey in a BAND

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