Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 375 · 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.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) long numbers (c) adding sums (d) new words in a language
2. 2.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a book in a KIT bag
3. 3.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) only in the exam (c) never again (d) later today and tomorrow
4. 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) nothing else (d) the word’s meaning
5. 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
6. 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) eye (b) fish (c) book (d) tree
7. 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) table (b) cloud (c) eye (d) fish
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
11. 11.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) water in a PAN
12. 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) paani (c) bandar (d) bhaat
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) phool (c) bandar (d) kitaab
16. 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. 17.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) water in a PAN (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a SACK full of sugar
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) baadal (c) phool (d) shala
21. 21.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a plain, still one (c) no picture at all (d) a funny, moving one
22. 22.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a MAZE on a table (d) I AM eating a mango
23. 23.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
24. 24.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a BAT made of rice (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
25. 25.🗣️ 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
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) sakhar (c) chaand (d) mez
28. 28.🗣️ 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
29. 29.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) moon (b) school (c) sleep (d) eye
31. 31.🗣️ 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
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) billi (c) phool (d) machhli
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) monkey (b) elephant (c) tree (d) mother
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) eye (b) mother (c) sleep (d) elephant
35. 35.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a PIE under your foot (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) chaabi (c) kitaab (d) neend
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) tree (b) cat (c) moon (d) table
38. 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a flower in a POOL
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) dola (c) aai (d) haathi
40. 40.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a CHUBBY key (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a flower in a POOL

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