Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

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

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