Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 81 · 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: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
2. 2.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a BAT made of rice
3. 3.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) long numbers (c) drawing maps (d) new words in a language
4. 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) paay (c) kitaab (d) mez
5. 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
6. 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
9. 9.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) never again (c) after a year (d) only in the exam
10. 10.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a plain, still one (c) no picture at all (d) a funny, moving one
11. 11.🗣️ 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
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) foot (b) tree (c) sleep (d) moon
14. 14.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
17. 17.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a book in a KIT bag
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
20. 20.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) I AM eating a mango
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a DOLL with big eyes
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) the word’s meaning (c) its spelling backwards (d) a random colour
24. 24.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) water in a PAN (c) I AM eating a mango (d) I NEED sleep
25. 25.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a CHUBBY key
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) eye (b) book (c) fish (d) mother
28. 28.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a CHUBBY key (d) an elephant with HOT tea
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) haathi (c) paani (d) phool
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) ped (c) billi (d) bhaat
31. 31.🗣️ 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
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) moon (b) monkey (c) elephant (d) sugar
33. 33.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a CHUBBY key
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) key (b) water (c) monkey (d) rice
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) mother (b) eye (c) foot (d) school
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) fish (b) water (c) mango (d) school
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) bhaat (c) aai (d) bandar
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) chaabi (c) phool (d) sakhar
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) haathi (c) chaabi (d) naak
40. 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) water in a PAN

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