Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 222 · 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 for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) fish (b) sugar (c) monkey (d) water
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is always in Hindi (d) is spelled the same
4. 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
5. 5.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) only in the exam (c) never again (d) later today and tomorrow
6. 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) haathi (c) phool (d) billi
7. 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) a random colour (c) its spelling backwards (d) nothing else
8. 8.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
9. 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
10. 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) sleep (b) water (c) tree (d) moon
11. 11.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a BAT made of rice
12. 12.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
13. 13.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) water in a PAN (d) a flower in a POOL
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) just the word (c) no picture at all (d) a funny, moving one
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) monkey (b) mango (c) mother (d) elephant
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) phool (c) bhaat (d) ped
18. 18.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) mother (b) cat (c) school (d) elephant
20. 20.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) moon (b) sugar (c) rice (d) foot
22. 22.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a BAT made of rice (d) an elephant with HOT tea
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) ped (c) aam (d) shala
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
26. 26.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
27. 27.🗣️ 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
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) school (b) tree (c) foot (d) cat
29. 29.🗣️ 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
30. 30.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a MAZE on a table
31. 31.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) drawing maps (c) adding sums (d) new words in a language
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) billi (c) bhaat (d) ped
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) ped (c) neend (d) paay
34. 34.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) sugar (b) elephant (c) moon (d) key
36. 36.🗣️ 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
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.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) sakhar (c) mez (d) phool
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) sleep (b) key (c) school (d) elephant
40. 40.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a CHUBBY key

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