Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method
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.
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- 1.🗣️ 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
- 2.🗣️ 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
- 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.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) nose (b) cat (c) school (d) rice
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) the word’s meaning (c) a random colour (d) its spelling backwards
- 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.🗣️ 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
- 9.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) cat (b) school (c) mango (d) rice
- 12.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) new words in a language (c) drawing maps (d) adding sums
- 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) nose (b) monkey (c) fish (d) tree
- 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) naak (c) billi (d) machhli
- 15.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) I NEED sleep (d) a flower in a POOL
- 16.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a BAT made of rice
- 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) table (b) elephant (c) rice (d) flower
- 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) water (b) fish (c) eye (d) cloud
- 19.🗣️ 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
- 20.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a MAZE on a table (d) I AM eating a mango
- 21.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is spelled the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) sounds like the new word
- 22.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 23.🗣️ 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
- 24.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) later today and tomorrow (c) never again (d) only in the exam
- 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) paani (c) machhli (d) aam
- 26.🗣️ 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
- 27.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 28.🗣️ 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
- 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) tree (b) book (c) elephant (d) table
- 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) elephant (b) sugar (c) monkey (d) nose
- 31.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a monkey in a BAND
- 32.🗣️ 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
- 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) elephant (b) fish (c) water (d) moon
- 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) fish (b) water (c) moon (d) cat
- 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) phool (c) paani (d) baadal
- 36.🗣️ 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 PIE under your foot (d) I AM eating a mango
- 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) haathi (c) mez (d) kitaab
- 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a BAT made of rice (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a monkey in a BAND
- 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) baadal (c) ped (d) naak
- 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
Answer key
- find a sound-alike word
- hear the new word
- hear the new word
- rice
- step 4
- the word’s meaning
- link it to the meaning
- step 3
- hear the new word
- step 1
- school
- new words in a language
- monkey
- mez
- a flower in a POOL
- a tree on a note PAD
- flower
- cloud
- hear the new word
- a MAZE on a table
- sounds like the new word
- step 2
- find a sound-alike word
- later today and tomorrow
- aam
- find a sound-alike word
- hear the new word
- find a sound-alike word
- elephant
- nose
- a BAT made of rice
- hear the new word
- water
- cat
- chaand
- a fish lighting a MATCH
- bhaat
- a monkey in a BAND
- naak
- link it to the meaning
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