Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

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

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