Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 100 · 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 must also show… (a) a random colour (b) the word’s meaning (c) its spelling backwards (d) nothing else
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) cloud (b) nose (c) rice (d) monkey
4. 4.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) I NEED sleep
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) later today and tomorrow (c) after a year (d) only in the exam
7. 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) billi (c) paay (d) chaand
8. 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
9. 9.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) adding sums (c) new words in a language (d) long numbers
10. 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
11. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) chaand (c) aam (d) bhaat
12. 12.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a flower in a POOL
13. 13.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) water (b) key (c) foot (d) moon
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) aai (c) bandar (d) baadal
17. 17.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) water in a PAN (d) a KNOCK on the nose
18. 18.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ 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
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.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) mother (b) foot (c) table (d) sugar
23. 23.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a school in a SHAWL
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) just the word (c) a funny, moving one (d) no picture at all
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.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) baadal (c) shala (d) phool
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) dola (c) billi (d) machhli
29. 29.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a BAT made of rice (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
30. 30.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) elephant (b) flower (c) book (d) tree
32. 32.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a CHUBBY key
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) billi (c) shala (d) baadal
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) fish (b) mother (c) flower (d) cat
35. 35.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
36. 36.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a MAZE on a table
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) paay (c) chaand (d) ped
38. 38.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a school in a SHAWL
39. 39.🗣️ 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
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) rice (b) key (c) moon (d) mango

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