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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 374 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) new words in a language (c) drawing maps (d) adding sums
  2. 2.🗣️ 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
  3. 3.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) never again (c) only in the exam (d) later today and tomorrow
  4. 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  5. 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) bhaat (c) baadal (d) billi
  6. 6.🗣️ 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
  7. 7.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a CHUBBY key (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
  8. 8.🗣️ 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
  9. 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) nothing else (d) the word’s meaning
  10. 10.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
  11. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) machhli (c) aam (d) paani
  12. 12.🗣️ 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
  13. 13.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a funny, moving one (c) no picture at all (d) a plain, still one
  14. 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  15. 15.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
  16. 16.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
  17. 17.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a cat paying a BILL
  18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) table (b) key (c) water (d) rice
  19. 19.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) an elephant with HOT tea
  20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) naak (c) kitaab (d) neend
  21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) paani (c) kitaab (d) phool
  22. 22.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) neend (c) phool (d) naak
  24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) aam (c) kitaab (d) phool
  25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) cat (b) foot (c) mango (d) fish
  26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) moon (b) tree (c) nose (d) book
  27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) sugar (b) mother (c) eye (d) rice
  28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) rice (b) mango (c) moon (d) cloud
  29. 29.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a cat paying a BILL
  30. 30.🗣️ 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
  31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) eye (b) nose (c) rice (d) cloud
  32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) mango (b) eye (c) cat (d) elephant
  33. 33.🗣️ 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
  34. 34.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  35. 35.🗣️ 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
  36. 36.🗣️ 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
  37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) mango (b) sleep (c) table (d) book
  38. 38.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) water in a PAN (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
  39. 39.🗣️ 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
  40. 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a MAZE on a table

Answer key

  1. new words in a language
  2. sounds like the new word
  3. later today and tomorrow
  4. step 1
  5. baadal
  6. link it to the meaning
  7. a fish lighting a MATCH
  8. find a sound-alike word
  9. the word’s meaning
  10. hear the new word
  11. chaand
  12. find a sound-alike word
  13. a funny, moving one
  14. step 4
  15. a BATTLE in the clouds
  16. hear the new word
  17. a cat paying a BILL
  18. key
  19. an elephant with HOT tea
  20. aam
  21. paani
  22. step 2
  23. naak
  24. phool
  25. foot
  26. moon
  27. eye
  28. rice
  29. a tree on a note PAD
  30. hear the new word
  31. cloud
  32. elephant
  33. hear the new word
  34. step 3
  35. link it to the meaning
  36. find a sound-alike word
  37. table
  38. a SACK full of sugar
  39. hear the new word
  40. a MAZE on a table

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