Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 87 · 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: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
2. 2.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) adding sums (c) drawing maps (d) long numbers
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) ped (c) kitaab (d) shala
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
9. 9.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
10. 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) monkey (b) rice (c) sleep (d) key
11. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) phool (c) bhaat (d) chaabi
12. 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) paani (c) bhaat (d) baadal
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) water in a PAN (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) I AM eating a mango
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) bhaat (c) haathi (d) kitaab
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) no picture at all (c) just the word (d) a plain, still one
21. 21.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is spelled the same (c) means the same (d) is always in Hindi
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) the word’s meaning (c) a random colour (d) nothing else
23. 23.🗣️ 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
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) haathi (c) phool (d) billi
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) aai (c) kitaab (d) dola
26. 26.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) after a year (c) only in the exam (d) never again
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) book (b) water (c) sugar (d) monkey
28. 28.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a MAZE on a table (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a book in a KIT bag
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) foot (b) table (c) flower (d) mother
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) aam (c) chaand (d) dola
31. 31.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) bandar (c) kitaab (d) neend
33. 33.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
34. 34.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) billi (c) dola (d) chaand
36. 36.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a KNOCK on the nose
37. 37.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) water in a PAN (c) I NEED sleep (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) flower (b) cat (c) mother (d) sugar
39. 39.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a PIE under your foot
40. 40.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2

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