Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 211 · 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 spelled the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is always in Hindi (d) means the same
2. 2.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a MAZE on a table (d) an elephant with HOT tea
3. 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) shala (c) paani (d) phool
4. 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) dola (c) sakhar (d) naak
5. 5.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) never again (c) after a year (d) later today and tomorrow
6. 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) the word’s meaning
7. 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
8. 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) bandar (c) chaabi (d) baadal
12. 12.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) school (b) rice (c) mango (d) table
15. 15.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) paani (c) naak (d) bhaat
17. 17.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a tree on a note PAD
18. 18.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a PIE under your foot
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) key (b) school (c) water (d) sleep
20. 20.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a BAT made of rice (d) an elephant with HOT tea
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) flower (b) elephant (c) fish (d) table
22. 22.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
23. 23.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) new words in a language (c) adding sums (d) drawing maps
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) dola (c) paay (d) baadal
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) bhaat (c) kitaab (d) paay
26. 26.🗣️ 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
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, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a MAZE on a table (d) I NEED sleep
29. 29.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) I NEED sleep (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) I AM eating a mango
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) sakhar (c) billi (d) neend
31. 31.🗣️ 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
32. 32.🗣️ 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
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) sakhar (c) ped (d) kitaab
34. 34.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) a plain, still one (c) just the word (d) no picture at all
35. 35.🗣️ 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
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) paani (c) chaand (d) bhaat
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) cloud (b) book (c) rice (d) mother
38. 38.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a MAZE on a table
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) chaabi (c) billi (d) phool
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) neend (c) haathi (d) paani

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