Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 390 · 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.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a plain, still one (c) just the word (d) a funny, moving one
2. 2.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
3. 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
4. 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) ped (c) phool (d) billi
7. 7.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) later today and tomorrow (c) after a year (d) never again
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a MAZE on a table (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
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.🗣️ 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
14. 14.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a CHUBBY key
15. 15.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) water in a PAN (c) I NEED sleep (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) haathi (c) sakhar (d) mez
17. 17.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a PIE under your foot
18. 18.🗣️ 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 PIE under your foot (d) a KNOCK on the nose
19. 19.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) new words in a language (c) adding sums (d) long numbers
20. 20.🗣️ 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
21. 21.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) water in a PAN (d) a SACK full of sugar
22. 22.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is always in Hindi (c) means the same (d) is spelled the same
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) key (b) monkey (c) fish (d) cat
24. 24.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
25. 25.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a flower in a POOL
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) haathi (c) kitaab (d) shala
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) dola (c) chaand (d) paay
28. 28.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a SACK full of sugar
29. 29.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a MAZE on a table
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) haathi (c) chaabi (d) baadal
32. 32.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) water in a PAN
33. 33.🗣️ 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
34. 34.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
35. 35.🗣️ 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
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) billi (c) aam (d) kitaab
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) book (b) foot (c) key (d) mango
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) machhli (c) neend (d) shala
40. 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) I NEED sleep (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a MAZE on a table

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