Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 502 · 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) mez (b) sakhar (c) aai (d) bhaat
2. 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
3. 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) the word’s meaning
4. 4.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) is spelled the same (d) sounds like the new word
5. 5.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) water in a PAN (d) I AM eating a mango
6. 6.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a funny, moving one (c) a plain, still one (d) no picture at all
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a SACK full of sugar
11. 11.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a PIE under your foot
12. 12.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
13. 13.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a flower in a POOL
14. 14.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a BAT made of rice (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
17. 17.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) after a year (c) only in the exam (d) later today and tomorrow
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) sleep (b) book (c) water (d) tree
21. 21.🗣️ 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
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.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) school (b) sleep (c) mango (d) elephant
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) long numbers (c) drawing maps (d) new words in a language
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) mother (b) cloud (c) fish (d) sugar
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) neend (c) naak (d) sakhar
28. 28.🗣️ 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
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) bandar (c) aam (d) aai
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) billi (c) bhaat (d) ped
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) flower (b) key (c) cat (d) tree
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) haathi (c) neend (d) billi
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) kitaab (c) billi (d) aam
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) eye (b) book (c) rice (d) mango
35. 35.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a PIE under your foot
36. 36.🗣️ 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
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) fish (b) mango (c) moon (d) book
39. 39.🗣️ 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
40. 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a fish lighting a MATCH

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