Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

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

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