Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 495 · 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 DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) chaabi (c) sakhar (d) dola
2. 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
5. 5.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a book in a KIT bag
6. 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
7. 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) book (b) sugar (c) fish (d) mango
8. 8.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a flower in a POOL (d) water in a PAN
9. 9.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) adding sums (c) new words in a language (d) drawing maps
10. 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
11. 11.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is always in Hindi (d) is spelled the same
12. 12.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) just the word (c) no picture at all (d) a funny, moving one
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) tree (b) foot (c) key (d) sugar
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) its spelling backwards
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) an elephant with HOT tea
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.🗣️ 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
23. 23.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a KNOCK on the nose
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a tree on a note PAD
26. 26.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) water in a PAN (d) a CHUBBY key
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) book (b) moon (c) nose (d) sugar
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) billi (c) haathi (d) paani
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) table (b) cat (c) eye (d) cloud
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) mother (b) book (c) table (d) elephant
31. 31.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) kitaab (c) aam (d) ped
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 Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a school in a SHAWL
35. 35.🗣️ 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
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) sakhar (c) paani (d) paay
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) kitaab (c) aai (d) ped
38. 38.🗣️ 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
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) the word’s meaning (c) nothing else (d) a random colour
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) billi (c) aam (d) paani

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