Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 521 · 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 CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) machhli (c) bhaat (d) haathi
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) means the same (b) is spelled the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) sounds like the new word
4. 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) flower (b) water (c) monkey (d) cloud
5. 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) the word’s meaning (c) a random colour (d) nothing else
8. 8.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a flower in a POOL (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a book in a KIT bag
9. 9.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) only in the exam (c) after a year (d) never again
10. 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) mango (b) tree (c) key (d) sleep
11. 11.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) water in a PAN (c) a PIE under your foot (d) I NEED sleep
12. 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) eye (b) cat (c) nose (d) flower
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) fish (b) tree (c) foot (d) cloud
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) elephant (b) key (c) sleep (d) nose
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) cloud (b) flower (c) key (d) nose
17. 17.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) an elephant with HOT tea
18. 18.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) nose (b) mango (c) moon (d) school
23. 23.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
24. 24.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) adding sums (c) drawing maps (d) long numbers
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) cloud (b) monkey (c) sugar (d) tree
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) mez (c) naak (d) dola
27. 27.🗣️ 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
28. 28.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a CHUBBY key
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) paay (c) billi (d) aam
30. 30.🗣️ 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
31. 31.🗣️ 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
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) naak (c) bhaat (d) ped
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) book (b) mother (c) key (d) foot
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) sugar (b) fish (c) mango (d) moon
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) dola (c) aai (d) bandar
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) kitaab (c) bhaat (d) machhli
37. 37.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a plain, still one (c) a funny, moving one (d) no picture at all
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) school (b) key (c) sugar (d) table
39. 39.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a school in a SHAWL
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) fish (b) mother (c) eye (d) table

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