Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 171 · 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: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
2. 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
3. 3.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a book in a KIT bag
4. 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) monkey (b) sleep (c) elephant (d) book
5. 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
6. 6.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a CHUBBY key (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
7. 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
8. 8.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) an elephant with HOT tea
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 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
11. 11.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) I NEED sleep
12. 12.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) adding sums (c) drawing maps (d) new words in a language
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) mez (c) baadal (d) bandar
14. 14.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) no picture at all (c) a funny, moving one (d) a plain, still one
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) kitaab (c) bhaat (d) dola
16. 16.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) means the same (c) is spelled the same (d) is always in Hindi
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.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) school (b) moon (c) mother (d) sleep
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) never again (c) after a year (d) later today and tomorrow
21. 21.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) an elephant with HOT tea
22. 22.🗣️ 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
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) cat (b) key (c) foot (d) book
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a BAT made of rice (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) water in a PAN
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) kitaab (c) bhaat (d) haathi
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) cloud (b) tree (c) fish (d) sleep
28. 28.🗣️ 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
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) a random colour
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) shala (c) baadal (d) naak
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) machhli (c) bandar (d) phool
32. 32.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) I AM eating a mango
33. 33.🗣️ 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
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) elephant (b) water (c) moon (d) monkey
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 Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a SACK full of sugar
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) paani (c) chaand (d) paay
38. 38.🗣️ 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
39. 39.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) I NEED sleep (c) a flower in a POOL (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) sugar (b) cat (c) eye (d) rice

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