Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 82 · 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.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
2. 2.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) no picture at all (c) a plain, still one (d) a funny, moving one
3. 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) machhli (c) ped (d) aam
4. 4.🗣️ 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
5. 5.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a tree on a note PAD
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.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
8. 8.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) new words in a language (c) drawing maps (d) long numbers
9. 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) chaand (c) phool (d) aai
10. 10.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a flower in a POOL
11. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) cloud (b) mother (c) tree (d) fish
12. 12.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) never again (c) after a year (d) later today and tomorrow
13. 13.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
14. 14.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a flower in a POOL
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) aam (c) billi (d) paani
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) ped (c) haathi (d) shala
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) chaand (c) bhaat (d) baadal
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) the word’s meaning (d) a random colour
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) shala (c) chaand (d) sakhar
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) sugar (b) elephant (c) book (d) rice
21. 21.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
22. 22.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) nose (b) key (c) sleep (d) mango
24. 24.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) means the same (d) sounds like the new word
25. 25.🗣️ 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
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) haathi (c) sakhar (d) ped
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) billi (c) baadal (d) neend
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) sleep (b) cat (c) tree (d) mother
30. 30.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) I NEED sleep
31. 31.🗣️ 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
32. 32.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
33. 33.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
34. 34.🗣️ 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
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) cloud (b) foot (c) sugar (d) book
36. 36.🗣️ 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
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) dola (c) billi (d) ped
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) monkey (b) fish (c) eye (d) water
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) key (b) mango (c) fish (d) elephant
40. 40.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a SACK full of sugar

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