Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 177 · 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 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
2. 2.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) never again (c) only in the exam (d) after a year
3. 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) the word’s meaning (c) a random colour (d) its spelling backwards
4. 4.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) adding sums
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
8. 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
9. 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) aai (c) phool (d) neend
10. 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
11. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) flower (b) tree (c) rice (d) water
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a flower in a POOL
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.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) chaabi (c) sakhar (d) paay
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) neend (c) shala (d) paani
18. 18.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) a plain, still one (c) no picture at all (d) just the word
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) phool (c) paani (d) naak
20. 20.🗣️ 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
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) water (b) nose (c) flower (d) school
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) foot (b) monkey (c) moon (d) sleep
24. 24.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) machhli (c) bhaat (d) aai
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.🗣️ 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
28. 28.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a tree on a note PAD
29. 29.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a PIE under your foot
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) nose (b) mother (c) cloud (d) cat
31. 31.🗣️ 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
32. 32.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a BAT made of rice (c) water in a PAN (d) I AM eating a mango
33. 33.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) I AM eating a mango
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) foot (b) sleep (c) elephant (d) nose
35. 35.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a cat paying a BILL
36. 36.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a cat paying a BILL
37. 37.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a PIE under your foot
38. 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a MAZE on a table
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) key (b) monkey (c) nose (d) rice
40. 40.🗣️ 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

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