Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 343 · 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, 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
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) haathi (c) kitaab (d) billi
3. 3.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is always in Hindi (c) means the same (d) is spelled the same
4. 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) the word’s meaning (c) a random colour (d) nothing else
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
9. 9.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) just the word (c) a funny, moving one (d) a plain, still one
10. 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) haathi (c) paani (d) naak
11. 11.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) water (b) moon (c) book (d) cloud
14. 14.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) only in the exam (c) after a year (d) later today and tomorrow
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) mez (c) paay (d) naak
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a MAZE on a table (d) water in a PAN
19. 19.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a PIE under your foot
20. 20.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) mother (b) fish (c) water (d) flower
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) paani (c) kitaab (d) aam
23. 23.🗣️ 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
24. 24.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a SACK full of sugar
25. 25.🗣️ 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
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) mango (b) book (c) school (d) monkey
27. 27.🗣️ 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
28. 28.🗣️ 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
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) naak (c) bandar (d) machhli
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) eye (b) flower (c) mother (d) foot
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) book (b) foot (c) rice (d) water
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) mango (b) table (c) eye (d) book
33. 33.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) adding sums (c) long numbers (d) drawing maps
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) haathi (c) paay (d) mez
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) phool (c) billi (d) dola
36. 36.🗣️ 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
37. 37.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a CHUBBY key (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a PIE under your foot
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) bandar (c) sakhar (d) kitaab
39. 39.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a SACK full of sugar
40. 40.🗣️ 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

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