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: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 2.🗣️ 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
- 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) chaand (c) paani (d) bandar
- 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) monkey (b) elephant (c) fish (d) table
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) monkey (b) eye (c) water (d) tree
- 9.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) only in the exam (c) later today and tomorrow (d) never again
- 10.🗣️ 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
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) bandar (c) bhaat (d) kitaab
- 12.🗣️ 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
- 13.🗣️ 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
- 14.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) long numbers (c) drawing maps (d) adding sums
- 15.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) an elephant with HOT tea
- 16.🗣️ 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 cat paying a BILL (d) a school in a SHAWL
- 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) the word’s meaning (c) its spelling backwards (d) a random colour
- 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) phool (c) paani (d) machhli
- 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) fish (b) mother (c) foot (d) rice
- 20.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
- 21.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a CHUBBY key
- 22.🗣️ 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
- 23.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a SACK full of sugar
- 24.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) school (b) water (c) mother (d) sugar
- 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) paani (c) billi (d) ped
- 27.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) water in a PAN
- 28.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 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.🗣️ 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
- 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) key (b) mango (c) fish (d) moon
- 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) bhaat (c) kitaab (d) dola
- 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) billi (c) shala (d) baadal
- 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) eye (b) flower (c) nose (d) mango
- 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) mother (b) mango (c) cloud (d) elephant
- 36.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) I NEED sleep
- 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 for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) book (b) mango (c) monkey (d) cat
- 39.🗣️ 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
- 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) chaand (c) paay (d) kitaab
Answer key
- link it to the meaning
- find a sound-alike word
- chaand
- fish
- step 4
- step 1
- step 2
- tree
- later today and tomorrow
- link it to the meaning
- kitaab
- sounds like the new word
- find a sound-alike word
- new words in a language
- Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- a KNOCK on the nose
- the word’s meaning
- phool
- rice
- a flower in a POOL
- a book in a KIT bag
- hear the new word
- a DOLL with big eyes
- hear the new word
- water
- billi
- a fish lighting a MATCH
- step 3
- hear the new word
- hear the new word
- moon
- dola
- aai
- mango
- elephant
- a SACK full of sugar
- find a sound-alike word
- cat
- hear the new word
- haathi
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