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