Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 200 · 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.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) never again
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) dola (c) neend (d) billi
3. 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
4. 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. 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) mez (c) shala (d) bandar
6. 6.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
7. 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) fish (b) mango (c) mother (d) monkey
8. 8.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) adding sums
9. 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
10. 10.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a MAZE on a table
11. 11.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) I AM eating a mango
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) is spelled the same (d) sounds like the new word
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) the word’s meaning (d) a random colour
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) water (b) cloud (c) key (d) tree
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) aai (c) billi (d) neend
19. 19.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
20. 20.🗣️ 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
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.🗣️ 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
23. 23.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) bhaat (c) sakhar (d) mez
25. 25.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) no picture at all (c) just the word (d) a plain, still one
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) machhli (c) ped (d) billi
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) haathi (c) kitaab (d) bandar
28. 28.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a BAT made of rice
29. 29.🗣️ 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
30. 30.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) monkey (b) flower (c) school (d) book
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) kitaab (c) paay (d) bandar
33. 33.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a CHUBBY key (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
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.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) cat (b) table (c) book (d) mother
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) chaand (c) machhli (d) aai
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) aam (c) bandar (d) dola
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) aam (c) aai (d) shala
39. 39.🗣️ 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
40. 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a BATTLE in the clouds

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