Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

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

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