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: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 4.🗣️ 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
- 5.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) new words in a language (c) adding sums (d) long numbers
- 6.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is spelled the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) means the same
- 7.🗣️ 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
- 8.🗣️ 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
- 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) a random colour (d) the word’s meaning
- 10.🗣️ 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 KNOCK on the nose (d) a SACK full of sugar
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) kitaab (c) phool (d) aai
- 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) dola (c) sakhar (d) bhaat
- 13.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a school in a SHAWL
- 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) bandar (c) aam (d) haathi
- 15.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a MAZE on a table
- 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) sleep (b) water (c) key (d) moon
- 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 18.🗣️ 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
- 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) paani (c) phool (d) ped
- 20.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) just the word (c) no picture at all (d) a plain, still one
- 21.🗣️ 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
- 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) paani (c) shala (d) mez
- 23.🗣️ 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
- 24.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) foot (b) cloud (c) moon (d) nose
- 26.🗣️ 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
- 27.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
- 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) phool (c) paay (d) aai
- 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) chaabi (c) aam (d) baadal
- 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) haathi (c) chaand (d) kitaab
- 31.🗣️ 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
- 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) eye (b) elephant (c) table (d) book
- 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.🗣️ 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
- 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) table (b) flower (c) nose (d) eye
- 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) flower (b) nose (c) key (d) cat
- 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) mango (b) water (c) flower (d) book
- 38.🗣️ 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
- 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) dola (c) bhaat (d) chaand
- 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) an elephant with HOT tea
Answer key
- step 1
- step 2
- step 4
- find a sound-alike word
- new words in a language
- sounds like the new word
- link it to the meaning
- later today and tomorrow
- the word’s meaning
- water in a PAN
- aam
- sakhar
- a MAZE on a table
- neend
- a book in a KIT bag
- moon
- step 3
- find a sound-alike word
- paani
- a funny, moving one
- hear the new word
- phool
- find a sound-alike word
- hear the new word
- foot
- hear the new word
- a tree on a note PAD
- aai
- baadal
- shala
- hear the new word
- eye
- find a sound-alike word
- link it to the meaning
- nose
- cat
- mango
- hear the new word
- dola
- an elephant with HOT tea
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