Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 329 · 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 must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) the word’s meaning
2. 2.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a PIE under your foot (d) I AM eating a mango
3. 3.🗣️ 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 CHUBBY key (d) a BAT made of rice
4. 4.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) drawing maps (c) long numbers (d) adding sums
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) means the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) is spelled the same
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) a funny, moving one (c) no picture at all (d) just the word
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.🗣️ 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
12. 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) mez (c) chaand (d) kitaab
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) aam (c) paani (d) bandar
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) mango (b) elephant (c) table (d) sugar
16. 16.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) only in the exam
17. 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) baadal (c) paani (d) haathi
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
21. 21.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a SACK full of sugar
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) cloud (b) sugar (c) flower (d) elephant
23. 23.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) paay (c) billi (d) paani
26. 26.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) water in a PAN (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) nose (b) moon (c) sugar (d) sleep
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) shala (c) chaand (d) paay
29. 29.🗣️ 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
30. 30.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a monkey in a BAND
31. 31.🗣️ 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
32. 32.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) baadal (c) kitaab (d) chaabi
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) neend (c) aai (d) phool
35. 35.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a DOLL with big eyes
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) paani (c) machhli (d) billi
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) key (b) table (c) elephant (d) tree
38. 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a flower in a POOL
39. 39.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) an elephant with HOT tea
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) machhli (c) naak (d) mez

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