Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 10 · 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.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) mez (c) billi (d) paani
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) sugar (b) flower (c) nose (d) cat
3. 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
4. 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
5. 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
6. 6.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
7. 7.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) long numbers (c) new words in a language (d) adding sums
8. 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
9. 9.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) I NEED sleep (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a SACK full of sugar
10. 10.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) sounds like the new word (d) is spelled the same
11. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) its spelling backwards
12. 12.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) water in a PAN
13. 13.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) water in a PAN (d) a MAZE on a table
14. 14.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) baadal (c) chaand (d) naak
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) ped (c) shala (d) bandar
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.🗣️ 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
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.🗣️ 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
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 book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) kitaab (c) bhaat (d) chaand
25. 25.🗣️ 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
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) an elephant with HOT tea
28. 28.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) water in a PAN (d) a school in a SHAWL
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) rice (b) monkey (c) key (d) sugar
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) paay (c) baadal (d) shala
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) mez (c) paay (d) phool
32. 32.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a monkey in a BAND
33. 33.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) no picture at all (c) just the word (d) a plain, still one
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) cloud (b) mango (c) key (d) eye
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) phool (c) aai (d) baadal
36. 36.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a flower in a POOL (c) I NEED sleep (d) a CHUBBY key
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) key (b) book (c) cat (d) nose
38. 38.🗣️ 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
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) haathi (c) bandar (d) sakhar
40. 40.🗣️ 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

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