Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 76 · 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) drawing maps (b) adding sums (c) long numbers (d) new words in a language
2. 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
3. 3.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a PIE under your foot
4. 4.🗣️ 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
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.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
7. 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) nothing else (c) its spelling backwards (d) a random colour
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) sounds like the new word (d) means the same
10. 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) naak (c) ped (d) billi
11. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) mez (c) baadal (d) naak
12. 12.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) water in a PAN (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a flower in a POOL
13. 13.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a tree on a note PAD
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a book in a KIT bag
16. 16.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) water in a PAN
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) nose (b) school (c) foot (d) monkey
18. 18.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a BAT made of rice
19. 19.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) monkey (b) sleep (c) eye (d) cloud
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) eye (b) nose (c) foot (d) table
22. 22.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a funny, moving one (c) just the word (d) a plain, still one
23. 23.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) water in a PAN
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) billi (c) paay (d) phool
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
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.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) mango (b) key (c) flower (d) eye
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) tree (b) rice (c) moon (d) table
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) nose (b) water (c) table (d) monkey
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 Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) water in a PAN (d) a MAZE on a table
34. 34.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) water in a PAN
35. 35.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a tree on a note PAD
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) billi (c) kitaab (d) paay
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) paay (c) ped (d) naak
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) school (b) cat (c) flower (d) mango
39. 39.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
40. 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a BAT made of rice

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