Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 381 · 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 school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) shala (c) bhaat (d) sakhar
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) sugar (b) flower (c) tree (d) key
3. 3.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a monkey in a BAND
4. 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
5. 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) a random colour (d) the word’s meaning
6. 6.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a funny, moving one (c) just the word (d) a plain, still one
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a DOLL with big eyes
10. 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
11. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) tree (b) elephant (c) sugar (d) book
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) mango (b) mother (c) cloud (d) table
14. 14.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) foot (b) flower (c) eye (d) tree
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) chaand (c) phool (d) billi
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a MAZE on a table
19. 19.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is always in Hindi (d) means the same
20. 20.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) long numbers (c) adding sums (d) drawing maps
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) key (b) rice (c) nose (d) foot
22. 22.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
23. 23.🗣️ 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
24. 24.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
25. 25.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) I NEED sleep
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) chaand (c) kitaab (d) neend
27. 27.🗣️ 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
28. 28.🗣️ 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
29. 29.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a book in a KIT bag
30. 30.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a KNOCK on the nose
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) mez (c) sakhar (d) haathi
32. 32.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a MAZE on a table (c) I NEED sleep (d) a school in a SHAWL
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) chaand (c) aam (d) naak
34. 34.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
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.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) nothing else (c) a random colour (d) its spelling backwards
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) bandar (c) neend (d) sakhar
38. 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a CHUBBY key
39. 39.🗣️ 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
40. 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a CHANDelier on the moon

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