Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 51 · 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) neend (b) paani (c) dola (d) kitaab
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) water (b) elephant (c) mango (d) book
3. 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
4. 4.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) adding sums (c) new words in a language (d) long numbers
5. 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) aai (c) kitaab (d) baadal
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a BAT made of rice (c) water in a PAN (d) I NEED sleep
8. 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
9. 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
10. 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) bandar (c) shala (d) paani
11. 11.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) after a year (c) only in the exam (d) never again
12. 12.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) a plain, still one (c) no picture at all (d) just the word
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) mother (b) elephant (c) cloud (d) sleep
14. 14.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a flower in a POOL
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) is spelled the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) means the same
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) the word’s meaning
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) table (b) flower (c) eye (d) moon
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) elephant (b) school (c) foot (d) monkey
22. 22.🗣️ 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
23. 23.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) moon (b) mother (c) elephant (d) book
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) chaabi (c) billi (d) neend
26. 26.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) water (b) elephant (c) fish (d) flower
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) haathi (c) mez (d) kitaab
29. 29.🗣️ 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
30. 30.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
31. 31.🗣️ 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
32. 32.🗣️ 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
33. 33.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a DOLL with big eyes
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) book (b) monkey (c) moon (d) fish
35. 35.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a CHUBBY key
36. 36.🗣️ 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
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) mango (b) elephant (c) rice (d) sugar
38. 38.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) water in a PAN (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a DOLL with big eyes
39. 39.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a cat paying a BILL
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) fish (b) sugar (c) school (d) water

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