Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 36 · 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 MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) billi (c) mez (d) ped
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) mother (b) book (c) table (d) moon
3. 3.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) adding sums (c) new words in a language (d) long numbers
4. 4.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) only in the exam (c) after a year (d) never again
5. 5.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
6. 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) school (b) foot (c) tree (d) sleep
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) haathi (c) aam (d) phool
9. 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
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 review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) sounds like the new word (c) is spelled the same (d) means the same
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) sakhar (c) neend (d) billi
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) bandar (c) baadal (d) naak
18. 18.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) no picture at all (c) a plain, still one (d) just the word
19. 19.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
20. 20.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) water in a PAN (c) I NEED sleep (d) a CHUBBY key
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) water (b) mother (c) book (d) flower
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) haathi (c) billi (d) paani
23. 23.🗣️ 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
24. 24.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a SACK full of sugar
25. 25.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
26. 26.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a PIE under your foot
27. 27.🗣️ 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
28. 28.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a BAT made of rice (d) I AM eating a mango
29. 29.🗣️ 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
30. 30.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a flower in a POOL
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) school (b) moon (c) book (d) foot
32. 32.🗣️ 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
33. 33.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. 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 SACK full of sugar
34. 34.🗣️ 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
35. 35.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) I AM eating a mango (c) water in a PAN (d) a CHUBBY key
36. 36.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a flower in a POOL (d) an elephant with HOT tea
37. 37.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
38. 38.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) a PIE under your foot (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) sugar (b) sleep (c) table (d) nose
40. 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a tree on a note PAD

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