Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 50 · 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 Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a cat paying a BILL
2. 2.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) no picture at all (c) a funny, moving one (d) a plain, still one
3. 3.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a MAZE on a table
4. 4.🗣️ 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
5. 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) phool (c) shala (d) ped
6. 6.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is spelled the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) means the same
7. 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
8. 8.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) new words in a language (c) adding sums (d) long numbers
9. 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) a random colour
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
14. 14.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a book in a KIT bag
15. 15.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) haathi (c) kitaab (d) ped
18. 18.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) later today and tomorrow (c) only in the exam (d) never again
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) elephant (b) moon (c) nose (d) water
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) sleep (b) flower (c) elephant (d) tree
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) aam (c) chaand (d) mez
22. 22.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) water in a PAN (d) a cat paying a BILL
23. 23.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a KNOCK on the nose
24. 24.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
25. 25.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a SACK full of sugar
26. 26.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) water in a PAN (d) a BAT made of rice
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) tree (b) cat (c) eye (d) rice
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) kitaab (c) chaabi (d) shala
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) sakhar (c) kitaab (d) machhli
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) neend (c) naak (d) paani
31. 31.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) no picture at all (c) a plain, still one (d) a funny, moving one
32. 32.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a KNOCK on the nose
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, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a MAZE on a table
35. 35.🗣️ 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
36. 36.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) haathi (c) neend (d) shala
39. 39.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) I NEED sleep
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) bhaat (c) aam (d) paani

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