Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 41 · 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, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a flower in a POOL (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) paani (c) ped (d) neend
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) never again (c) only in the exam (d) later today and tomorrow
5. 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
6. 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) eye (b) cat (c) elephant (d) rice
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) neend (c) naak (d) haathi
9. 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
10. 10.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) a plain, still one (c) no picture at all (d) just the word
11. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) the word’s meaning (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) mango (b) water (c) cat (d) book
14. 14.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) means the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) sounds like the new word
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) new words in a language (c) long numbers (d) adding sums
17. 17.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a DOLL with big eyes
18. 18.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) an elephant with HOT tea
19. 19.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) key (b) school (c) moon (d) mother
21. 21.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
22. 22.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) water in a PAN (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a CHUBBY key
23. 23.🗣️ 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
24. 24.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a PIE under your foot (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) I NEED sleep
25. 25.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a book in a KIT bag
26. 26.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a cat paying a BILL
27. 27.🗣️ 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
28. 28.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
29. 29.🗣️ 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
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) baadal (c) mez (d) dola
31. 31.🗣️ 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
32. 32.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) water in a PAN
33. 33.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) baadal (c) aam (d) sakhar
35. 35.🗣️ 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
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) phool (c) sakhar (d) machhli
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) fish (b) cat (c) cloud (d) monkey
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) key (b) cat (c) sugar (d) monkey
39. 39.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) long numbers
40. 40.🗣️ 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

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