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