Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 507 · 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.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) adding sums
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) means the same (c) is spelled the same (d) is always in Hindi
4. 4.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
5. 5.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) later today and tomorrow (c) never again (d) only in the exam
6. 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) haathi (c) aai (d) naak
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
11. 11.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) water in a PAN (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
12. 12.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a BAT made of rice
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) the word’s meaning (d) a random colour
14. 14.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a cat paying a BILL
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) nose (b) tree (c) monkey (d) book
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) elephant (b) sugar (c) eye (d) nose
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) tree (b) rice (c) mother (d) eye
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a MAZE on a table (c) water in a PAN (d) a cat paying a BILL
20. 20.🗣️ 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
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) moon (b) monkey (c) mango (d) elephant
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) rice (b) mother (c) cat (d) water
23. 23.🗣️ 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
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) mango (b) sugar (c) foot (d) mother
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) fish (b) sleep (c) cat (d) cloud
26. 26.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) flower (d) cat
28. 28.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a CHUBBY key
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) haathi (c) ped (d) aai
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) ped (c) chaabi (d) paani
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) school (b) tree (c) flower (d) cat
32. 32.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) no picture at all (c) just the word (d) a plain, still one
33. 33.🗣️ 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
34. 34.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
35. 35.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) water in a PAN (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a BAT made of rice
36. 36.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) foot (b) key (c) fish (d) mango
38. 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a SACK full of sugar
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) dola (c) sakhar (d) bhaat
40. 40.🗣️ 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

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