Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 199 · 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) is always in Hindi (b) means the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) is spelled the same
2. 2.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) no picture at all (c) a funny, moving one (d) just the word
3. 3.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) long numbers (c) new words in a language (d) drawing maps
4. 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) the word’s meaning (c) a random colour (d) nothing else
5. 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) paani (c) bandar (d) bhaat
6. 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) naak (c) bandar (d) aai
7. 7.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a tree on a note PAD
8. 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
9. 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) monkey (b) flower (c) school (d) table
10. 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) elephant (b) cloud (c) school (d) moon
11. 11.🗣️ 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
12. 12.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) tree (b) book (c) sleep (d) eye
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) school (b) foot (c) eye (d) nose
15. 15.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) chaabi (c) machhli (d) billi
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) kitaab (c) sakhar (d) dola
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) haathi (c) bandar (d) chaand
22. 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. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) haathi (c) phool (d) shala
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.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) machhli (c) ped (d) aai
26. 26.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) water in a PAN
27. 27.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a SACK full of sugar
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) paay (c) paani (d) dola
29. 29.🗣️ 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
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 Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a PIE under your foot
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) elephant (b) sleep (c) school (d) tree
33. 33.🗣️ 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
34. 34.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a flower in a POOL (d) I NEED sleep
35. 35.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a BAT made of rice
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) mother (b) book (c) cloud (d) monkey
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.🗣️ 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) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) an elephant with HOT tea
39. 39.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) sakhar (c) machhli (d) paay

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