Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 49 · 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.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) chaand (c) mez (d) bhaat
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) a funny, moving one (c) just the word (d) no picture at all
4. 4.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) never again (c) after a year (d) only in the exam
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) nose (b) water (c) mango (d) elephant
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.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) elephant (b) table (c) book (d) fish
10. 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
11. 11.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) water in a PAN (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a DOLL with big eyes
12. 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) chaand (c) haathi (d) dola
13. 13.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) adding sums (c) long numbers (d) drawing maps
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a KNOCK on the nose
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a BAT made of rice (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a flower in a POOL
18. 18.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a BAT made of rice (c) a flower in a POOL (d) I AM eating a mango
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) chaand (c) neend (d) dola
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) ped (c) bandar (d) baadal
22. 22.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a monkey in a BAND
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) aai (c) shala (d) baadal
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) fish (b) mango (c) eye (d) mother
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 Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) an elephant with HOT tea
27. 27.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
28. 28.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
29. 29.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
30. 30.🗣️ 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
31. 31.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a monkey in a BAND
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) the word’s meaning (c) a random colour (d) nothing else
33. 33.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a tree on a note PAD
34. 34.🗣️ 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
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) paani (c) bhaat (d) billi
36. 36.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) long numbers (c) drawing maps (d) adding sums
37. 37.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a CHUBBY key (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a BAT made of rice
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) haathi (c) naak (d) phool
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) fish (b) eye (c) sleep (d) tree
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) moon (b) elephant (c) tree (d) cat

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