Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 402 · 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, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) I AM eating a mango
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) sugar (b) key (c) eye (d) elephant
3. 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) baadal (c) aam (d) paani
4. 4.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) no picture at all (c) just the word (d) a plain, still one
5. 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) bhaat (c) paani (d) naak
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.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
8. 8.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a CHUBBY key
9. 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) cat (b) fish (c) book (d) mango
10. 10.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is spelled the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) is always in Hindi
11. 11.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
12. 12.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) only in the exam (c) after a year (d) never again
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) tree (b) monkey (c) cat (d) table
14. 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
15. 15.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a BAT made of rice (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) the word’s meaning (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
21. 21.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
22. 22.🗣️ 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
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) flower (b) tree (c) foot (d) school
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) aam (c) bhaat (d) paani
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) cat (b) fish (c) key (d) sugar
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a monkey in a BAND
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) flower (b) mango (c) school (d) cloud
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) ped (c) neend (d) aai
30. 30.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. 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 KNOCK on the nose
31. 31.🗣️ 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
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) mother (b) foot (c) table (d) moon
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) nose (b) elephant (c) sleep (d) tree
34. 34.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) adding sums (c) new words in a language (d) long numbers
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) fish (b) mango (c) foot (d) monkey
36. 36.🗣️ 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
37. 37.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) I NEED sleep (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
38. 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a school in a SHAWL
39. 39.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a funny, moving one (c) a plain, still one (d) no picture at all
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) book (b) nose (c) water (d) tree

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