Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 43 · 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 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
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) mother (b) foot (c) flower (d) elephant
5. 5.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) is spelled the same (c) means the same (d) sounds like the new word
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, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a MAZE on a table (d) I NEED sleep
8. 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) aai (c) machhli (d) naak
9. 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) book (b) foot (c) key (d) water
10. 10.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a BAT made of rice (c) I NEED sleep (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
11. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) cloud (b) mango (c) eye (d) moon
12. 12.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) its spelling backwards (c) a random colour (d) nothing else
14. 14.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) new words in a language (c) adding sums (d) long numbers
15. 15.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
16. 16.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) bhaat (c) mez (d) paay
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) book (b) rice (c) mother (d) school
20. 20.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a MAZE on a table (d) I NEED sleep
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) only in the exam (c) later today and tomorrow (d) after a year
23. 23.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) dola (c) paani (d) paay
26. 26.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) water in a PAN (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a SACK full of sugar
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) billi (c) kitaab (d) haathi
28. 28.🗣️ 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
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) machhli (c) bandar (d) chaand
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) cat (b) tree (c) sleep (d) book
31. 31.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) shala (c) kitaab (d) chaand
33. 33.🗣️ 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
34. 34.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a book in a KIT bag
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) foot (b) rice (c) eye (d) moon
36. 36.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a MAZE on a table
37. 37.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
38. 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a CHUBBY key
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) tree (b) foot (c) sugar (d) moon
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) ped (c) paani (d) chaabi

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