In which method is the task of matching words written on cards with pictures…

Concept: Word-teaching techniques in language pedagogy are classified by how the new word's meaning is fixed for the learner — by linking it to sound patterns, to a narrative, or by directly associating the written word with a picture or object. The Association Method (Sahacharya Vidhi) is specifically the technique in which a target word is taught by pairing its written form with the corresponding picture or object, so the learner builds a direct visual-verbal link.

Application: The stem describes exactly this activity: matching words written on cards with their corresponding pictures. That one-to-one word-picture pairing is the defining activity of the Association Method (Sahacharya Vidhi), so it is the correct method here.

Cross-check — how the other methods differ:

• Montessori Method: a broader self-directed education system built around sensorial teaching materials and hands-on exploratory activity, not a specific word-to-picture matching technique.

• Story Method: introduces and reinforces new words by embedding them in a narrative or story context, letting learners infer meaning from the storyline rather than through a direct card-to-picture match.

• Phonetic Symmetry Method (Dhwani Samya Vidhi): groups and teaches words that share similar sounds or phonetic patterns, such as rhyming word families, not words matched to pictures.

Matching a written word-card directly to its picture is the specific hallmark of the Association Method, confirmed by the official RSMSSB/REET answer key for this item.