Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 80 · 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, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) sakhar (c) dola (d) haathi
4. 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
5. 5.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) new words in a language (c) adding sums (d) long numbers
6. 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) tree (b) elephant (c) cat (d) eye
7. 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) means the same (c) is spelled the same (d) sounds like the new word
10. 10.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) water in a PAN (d) a PIE under your foot
11. 11.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a cat paying a BILL
12. 12.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a DOLL with big eyes
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) kitaab (c) dola (d) mez
14. 14.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a cat paying a BILL
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) cat (b) eye (c) monkey (d) elephant
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) naak (c) machhli (d) aam
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) cloud (b) water (c) fish (d) moon
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) rice (b) book (c) sugar (d) moon
20. 20.🗣️ 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
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) the word’s meaning (c) its spelling backwards (d) a random colour
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) dola (c) shala (d) paani
23. 23.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) naak (c) bandar (d) billi
25. 25.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) water in a PAN (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) phool (c) paani (d) ped
27. 27.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a funny, moving one (c) a plain, still one (d) no picture at all
28. 28.🗣️ 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
29. 29.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) later today and tomorrow (c) only in the exam (d) never again
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) sleep (b) water (c) mango (d) mother
31. 31.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a CHUBBY key
32. 32.🗣️ 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
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) phool (c) haathi (d) kitaab
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) mango (b) sugar (c) eye (d) rice
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) moon (b) sugar (c) fish (d) water
36. 36.🗣️ 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
37. 37.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) water in a PAN (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a KNOCK on the nose
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) sakhar (c) dola (d) billi
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) cloud (b) flower (c) school (d) fish
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) mango (b) water (c) rice (d) cloud

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