Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 515 · 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 the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) means the same (d) is always in Hindi
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) aai (c) paay (d) aam
3. 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
4. 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) school (b) mango (c) book (d) sugar
10. 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) kitaab (c) sakhar (d) aai
11. 11.🗣️ 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
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) cloud (b) cat (c) table (d) mother
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) dola (c) aai (d) billi
15. 15.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) no picture at all (c) a plain, still one (d) a funny, moving one
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) chaand (c) bhaat (d) machhli
17. 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) school (b) nose (c) elephant (d) foot
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) dola (c) paani (d) bandar
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) the word’s meaning
23. 23.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a BAT made of rice
24. 24.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) an elephant with HOT tea
25. 25.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) long numbers (c) adding sums (d) new words in a language
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) mango (b) water (c) table (d) elephant
27. 27.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a BAT made of rice
28. 28.🗣️ 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
29. 29.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a book in a KIT bag
30. 30.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a MAZE on a table (c) water in a PAN (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) naak (c) phool (d) ped
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) sakhar (c) aai (d) phool
33. 33.🗣️ 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
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) chaabi (c) kitaab (d) aam
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) mother (b) eye (c) nose (d) book
36. 36.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a CHUBBY key
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) water (b) sugar (c) flower (d) cat
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) water (b) tree (c) table (d) sleep
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) chaabi (c) machhli (d) mez
40. 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) I AM eating a mango

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