Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 77 · 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) its spelling backwards (d) a random colour
2. 2.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) I NEED sleep (d) a DOLL with big eyes
3. 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) sugar (b) cloud (c) sleep (d) fish
4. 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) aai (c) machhli (d) sakhar
5. 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
6. 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) mango (b) tree (c) cat (d) book
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) later today and tomorrow (c) never again (d) after a year
9. 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) chaabi (c) machhli (d) shala
10. 10.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) new words in a language (c) long numbers (d) drawing maps
11. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) nose (b) table (c) sleep (d) key
12. 12.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) means the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) is spelled the same
13. 13.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) aai (c) kitaab (d) chaand
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) baadal (c) dola (d) aam
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) neend (c) billi (d) bandar
20. 20.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a MAZE on a table
21. 21.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a funny, moving one (c) just the word (d) a plain, still one
22. 22.🗣️ 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
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) rice (b) nose (c) mother (d) elephant
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) dola (c) mez (d) chaand
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) I NEED sleep
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) aai (c) bandar (d) billi
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) sleep (b) flower (c) key (d) foot
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.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) sugar (b) mother (c) book (d) moon
32. 32.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) I NEED sleep (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
33. 33.🗣️ 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
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) flower (b) tree (c) water (d) mother
35. 35.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) bhaat (c) dola (d) chaabi
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a CHUBBY key
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) ped (c) aam (d) billi
40. 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a monkey in a BAND

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