Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 127 · 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 DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) machhli (c) billi (d) dola
2. 2.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a MAZE on a table
3. 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) chaabi (c) kitaab (d) dola
4. 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
5. 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) tree (b) eye (c) key (d) flower
6. 6.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) adding sums
7. 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
8. 8.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) an elephant with HOT tea
9. 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) water (b) school (c) elephant (d) mother
10. 10.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) a funny, moving one (c) no picture at all (d) just the word
11. 11.🗣️ 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
12. 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) sleep (b) moon (c) book (d) table
13. 13.🗣️ 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
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.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is spelled the same (d) is always in Hindi
16. 16.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) never again
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) sleep (b) cloud (c) elephant (d) rice
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a flower in a POOL
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) billi (c) chaand (d) machhli
23. 23.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) machhli (c) ped (d) bandar
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) mango (b) key (c) mother (d) foot
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) mez (c) billi (d) paay
27. 27.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a PIE under your foot (d) I NEED sleep
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) baadal (c) bandar (d) kitaab
29. 29.🗣️ 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
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) the word’s meaning (d) a random colour
31. 31.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
32. 32.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a MAZE on a table (d) I AM eating a mango
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) sugar (b) sleep (c) book (d) water
34. 34.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a DOLL with big eyes
35. 35.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a flower in a POOL (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a tree on a note PAD
36. 36.🗣️ 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
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a KNOCK on the nose
39. 39.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) I NEED sleep (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
40. 40.🗣️ 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

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