Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 94 · 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.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
3. 3.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) sounds like the new word (c) is spelled the same (d) means the same
4. 4.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) after a year (c) never again (d) later today and tomorrow
5. 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) chaabi (c) kitaab (d) haathi
6. 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) its spelling backwards
7. 7.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) water in a PAN (d) a BAT made of rice
8. 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
11. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) cat (b) table (c) school (d) moon
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a school in a SHAWL
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) flower (b) water (c) table (d) sugar
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 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
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) shala (c) aai (d) naak
18. 18.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) a funny, moving one (c) no picture at all (d) just the word
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) school (b) nose (c) foot (d) mother
20. 20.🗣️ 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
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) machhli (c) shala (d) dola
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) water (b) cloud (c) cat (d) table
23. 23.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a PIE under your foot (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ 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
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) bhaat (c) haathi (d) aai
27. 27.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) long numbers (c) drawing maps (d) adding sums
28. 28.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a flower in a POOL (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a book in a KIT bag
29. 29.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) dola (c) baadal (d) paay
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) aam (c) bandar (d) machhli
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) paani (c) phool (d) aai
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) rice (b) cloud (c) eye (d) cat
34. 34.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) I NEED sleep (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) eye (b) book (c) rice (d) fish
36. 36.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) just the word (c) no picture at all (d) a funny, moving one
37. 37.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a cat paying a BILL
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) bandar (c) neend (d) paani
39. 39.🗣️ 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
40. 40.🗣️ 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

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