Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

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

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