Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

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

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