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