Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 110 · 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.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) kitaab (c) paani (d) chaand
5. 5.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) later today and tomorrow (c) only in the exam (d) never again
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
9. 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) kitaab (c) mez (d) neend
10. 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
11. 11.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) no picture at all (c) just the word (d) a plain, still one
12. 12.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) long numbers (c) new words in a language (d) adding sums
13. 13.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a CHUBBY key
14. 14.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) water in a PAN (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) mango (b) moon (c) elephant (d) mother
16. 16.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) water (b) school (c) sleep (d) cloud
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) haathi (c) machhli (d) sakhar
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) mother (b) mango (c) nose (d) eye
20. 20.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) is spelled the same (c) means the same (d) sounds like the new word
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) dola (c) phool (d) neend
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) baadal (c) paani (d) shala
23. 23.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a school in a SHAWL
24. 24.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) key (b) sugar (c) water (d) foot
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.🗣️ 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
28. 28.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a book in a KIT bag
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) mez (c) bhaat (d) naak
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) foot (b) water (c) school (d) mango
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) chaabi (c) mez (d) chaand
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) rice (b) mother (c) tree (d) flower
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) neend (c) aam (d) ped
34. 34.🗣️ 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
35. 35.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
36. 36.🗣️ 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
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) chaand (c) machhli (d) naak
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) phool (c) paani (d) sakhar
39. 39.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) water in a PAN
40. 40.🗣️ 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

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