Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 411 · 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 for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) school (b) flower (c) elephant (d) sleep
2. 2.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) long numbers (c) adding sums (d) drawing maps
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
5. 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a tree on a note PAD
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.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) never again (c) after a year (d) later today and tomorrow
10. 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) nose (b) sugar (c) school (d) fish
11. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) fish (b) book (c) rice (d) nose
12. 12.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) just the word (c) a plain, still one (d) no picture at all
13. 13.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a school in a SHAWL
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) the word’s meaning (d) a random colour
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) table (b) fish (c) mother (d) sleep
19. 19.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is spelled the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) sounds like the new word
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) bandar (c) sakhar (d) shala
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) cat (b) flower (c) water (d) eye
22. 22.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a flower in a POOL (d) water in a PAN
23. 23.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) paay (c) machhli (d) sakhar
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) chaabi (c) sakhar (d) aam
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) bhaat (c) sakhar (d) neend
27. 27.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) I NEED sleep (d) a SACK full of sugar
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) dola (c) paani (d) haathi
29. 29.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a cat paying a BILL
30. 30.🗣️ 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
31. 31.🗣️ 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
32. 32.🗣️ 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
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) haathi (c) bhaat (d) chaabi
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) mango (b) cloud (c) monkey (d) foot
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) ped (c) aai (d) kitaab
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) kitaab (c) ped (d) chaabi
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) nose (b) sugar (c) key (d) mango
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) shala (c) haathi (d) billi
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) cloud (b) monkey (c) key (d) water
40. 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a book in a KIT bag

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