Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

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

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