Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 319 · 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 cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) naak (c) billi (d) aai
2. 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. 3.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) a funny, moving one (c) no picture at all (d) just the word
4. 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) tree (b) table (c) mother (d) cat
5. 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
6. 6.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) adding sums (c) new words in a language (d) long numbers
7. 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) naak (c) neend (d) billi
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 for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) elephant (b) water (c) moon (d) key
10. 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
11. 11.🗣️ 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
12. 12.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
13. 13.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) water in a PAN (d) a book in a KIT bag
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) ped (c) sakhar (d) paay
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) its spelling backwards
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) mez (c) neend (d) phool
17. 17.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) I NEED sleep (d) I AM eating a mango
18. 18.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) chaabi (c) shala (d) dola
20. 20.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.🗣️ 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
23. 23.🗣️ 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
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a CHUBBY key
26. 26.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
27. 27.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) sounds like the new word (c) means the same (d) is spelled the same
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) monkey (b) table (c) moon (d) foot
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) eye (b) book (c) mother (d) rice
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) foot (b) water (c) moon (d) school
31. 31.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) elephant (b) rice (c) flower (d) foot
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) bhaat (c) paani (d) bandar
34. 34.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) ped (c) chaand (d) machhli
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) neend (c) baadal (d) ped
37. 37.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a PIE under your foot
38. 38.🗣️ 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
39. 39.🗣️ 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
40. 40.🗣️ 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

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