Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 69 · 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 must also show… (a) nothing else (b) the word’s meaning (c) a random colour (d) its spelling backwards
2. 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
3. 3.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a flower in a POOL
4. 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
5. 5.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) drawing maps (c) adding sums (d) new words in a language
6. 6.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a school in a SHAWL
7. 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) means the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) sounds like the new word
10. 10.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) later today and tomorrow (c) after a year (d) only in the exam
11. 11.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) a funny, moving one (c) no picture at all (d) just the word
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) machhli (c) sakhar (d) kitaab
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a PIE under your foot
16. 16.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) water in a PAN (d) a SACK full of sugar
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) billi (c) shala (d) kitaab
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) chaand (c) mez (d) sakhar
19. 19.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
20. 20.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) school (b) sugar (c) mother (d) cat
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) neend (c) aai (d) sakhar
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) flower (b) sleep (c) school (d) table
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a BAT made of rice (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a MAZE on a table
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.🗣️ 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
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) key (b) cat (c) table (d) nose
29. 29.🗣️ 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
30. 30.🗣️ 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
31. 31.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a BAT made of rice
32. 32.🗣️ 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
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) baadal (c) neend (d) sakhar
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) sakhar (c) haathi (d) kitaab
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) machhli (c) neend (d) shala
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) nose (b) elephant (c) school (d) moon
37. 37.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a flower in a POOL (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a cat paying a BILL
38. 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) water in a PAN (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a cat paying a BILL
39. 39.🗣️ 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
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) fish (b) sugar (c) sleep (d) cat

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