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