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