Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 190 · 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 is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) machhli (c) haathi (d) aam
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) haathi (c) mez (d) kitaab
3. 3.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) water in a PAN (c) a CHUBBY key (d) I NEED sleep
4. 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) baadal (c) ped (d) neend
5. 5.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
6. 6.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a book in a KIT bag
7. 7.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) drawing maps (c) long numbers (d) new words in a language
8. 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) sakhar (c) bhaat (d) chaabi
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
11. 11.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) just the word (c) a funny, moving one (d) no picture at all
12. 12.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a school in a SHAWL
13. 13.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a DOLL with big eyes
14. 14.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) never again (c) only in the exam (d) later today and tomorrow
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) chaand (c) paay (d) chaabi
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) sugar (b) mother (c) school (d) foot
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 the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) means the same (d) sounds like the new word
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) the word’s meaning (c) a random colour (d) nothing else
20. 20.🗣️ 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
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) moon (b) foot (c) key (d) nose
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) kitaab (c) paani (d) phool
23. 23.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
24. 24.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) bandar (c) bhaat (d) neend
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.🗣️ 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
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) mango (b) elephant (c) table (d) fish
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) phool (c) paay (d) haathi
30. 30.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) I NEED sleep (d) a book in a KIT bag
31. 31.🗣️ 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
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) cloud (b) key (c) mango (d) foot
33. 33.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a DOLL with big eyes
34. 34.🗣️ 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
35. 35.🗣️ 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
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) key (b) mango (c) eye (d) table
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a KNOCK on the nose
39. 39.🗣️ 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
40. 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a CHANDelier on the moon

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