Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

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

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