Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 311 · 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 the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) sounds like the new word (d) means the same
2. 2.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) water in a PAN (c) I NEED sleep (d) an elephant with HOT tea
3. 3.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) long numbers (c) drawing maps (d) new words in a language
4. 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
5. 5.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a BAT made of rice (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
6. 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) never again (c) only in the exam (d) later today and tomorrow
9. 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) mez (c) baadal (d) paay
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) the word’s meaning (c) a random colour (d) its spelling backwards
12. 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) dola (c) paay (d) bandar
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) haathi (c) aam (d) phool
16. 16.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
17. 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) chaand (c) baadal (d) machhli
19. 19.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
20. 20.🗣️ 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
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) rice (b) sugar (c) tree (d) flower
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) billi (c) ped (d) chaabi
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) chaand (c) billi (d) phool
24. 24.🗣️ 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
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 PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) paay (c) ped (d) kitaab
27. 27.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) table (b) sleep (c) foot (d) water
29. 29.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a CHUBBY key
30. 30.🗣️ 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
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.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) foot (b) school (c) nose (d) sleep
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) kitaab (c) neend (d) bandar
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) mango (b) rice (c) fish (d) book
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) foot (b) fish (c) water (d) monkey
36. 36.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
37. 37.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a funny, moving one (c) just the word (d) a plain, still one
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) sugar (b) cat (c) eye (d) cloud
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) paay (c) phool (d) machhli
40. 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a flower in a POOL (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a monkey in a BAND

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