Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

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

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