Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 310 · 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, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a MAZE on a table (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a cat paying a BILL
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) elephant (b) nose (c) fish (d) rice
4. 4.🗣️ 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
5. 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) cat (b) flower (c) sleep (d) eye
6. 6.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) I NEED sleep (d) a MAZE on a table
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a school in a SHAWL
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) just the word (c) a funny, moving one (d) a plain, still one
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) chaand (c) kitaab (d) mez
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) naak (c) neend (d) machhli
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) a random colour (d) the word’s meaning
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) monkey (b) sugar (c) mango (d) eye
20. 20.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) haathi (c) chaabi (d) aam
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) naak (c) sakhar (d) mez
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) elephant (b) water (c) mother (d) rice
24. 24.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) drawing maps (c) adding sums (d) long numbers
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) ped (c) chaabi (d) aam
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a book in a KIT bag
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) aam (c) paani (d) aai
29. 29.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) water in a PAN (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a book in a KIT bag
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) sugar (b) flower (c) tree (d) monkey
31. 31.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
32. 32.🗣️ 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
33. 33.🗣️ 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
34. 34.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) machhli (c) neend (d) kitaab
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) aai (c) phool (d) paani
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) water (b) cloud (c) flower (d) sleep
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) shala (c) paay (d) kitaab
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) elephant (b) foot (c) key (d) nose
40. 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a BAT made of rice

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