Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 84 · 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, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is spelled the same (d) is always in Hindi
2. 2.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) long numbers (c) drawing maps (d) adding sums
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a cat paying a BILL
7. 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
8. 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
12. 12.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) water in a PAN
13. 13.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) never again (c) later today and tomorrow (d) only in the exam
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a flower in a POOL
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) paani (c) aai (d) kitaab
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
18. 18.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a cat paying a BILL
19. 19.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a PIE under your foot
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) paay (c) baadal (d) kitaab
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) aai (c) aam (d) machhli
22. 22.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) a plain, still one (c) no picture at all (d) just the word
23. 23.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a tree on a note PAD
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) table (b) cloud (c) moon (d) mango
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) dola (c) paani (d) billi
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) naak (c) baadal (d) phool
29. 29.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) key (b) flower (c) elephant (d) foot
31. 31.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
32. 32.🗣️ 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 cat paying a BILL (d) a MAZE on a table
33. 33.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) water in a PAN (d) a CHUBBY key
34. 34.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) I NEED sleep
35. 35.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
36. 36.🗣️ 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
37. 37.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a MAZE on a table
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) nose (b) mother (c) monkey (d) sugar
39. 39.🗣️ 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
40. 40.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a flower in a POOL (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”

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