Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 93 · 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 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
2. 2.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) a funny, moving one (c) no picture at all (d) just the word
3. 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
4. 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) sleep (b) cat (c) tree (d) foot
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) never again (c) later today and tomorrow (d) after a year
7. 7.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) is spelled the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) means the same
8. 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
9. 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) paay (c) bandar (d) phool
10. 10.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a SACK full of sugar
11. 11.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) adding sums (c) long numbers (d) new words in a language
14. 14.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a SACK full of sugar
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) key (b) mango (c) tree (d) mother
16. 16.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a BAT made of rice (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a tree on a note PAD
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) the word’s meaning
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) mango (b) key (c) nose (d) foot
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) kitaab (c) chaabi (d) haathi
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) aai (c) neend (d) baadal
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) sugar (b) foot (c) tree (d) flower
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) aai (c) bandar (d) dola
28. 28.🗣️ 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
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) table (b) nose (c) mother (d) monkey
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) key (b) sugar (c) book (d) mango
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) ped (c) paani (d) phool
32. 32.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) only in the exam (c) later today and tomorrow (d) after a year
33. 33.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a DOLL with big eyes
34. 34.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a flower in a POOL
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) bandar (c) sakhar (d) haathi
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) paani (c) sakhar (d) bhaat
37. 37.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
38. 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a cat paying a BILL
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) cat (b) eye (c) mother (d) fish
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) tree (b) water (c) sleep (d) table

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