Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 474 · 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.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) water in a PAN
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) paani (c) sakhar (d) paay
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.🗣️ 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
5. 5.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a BAT made of rice
6. 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
7. 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. 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) eye (b) flower (c) sugar (d) water
9. 9.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) adding sums (c) drawing maps (d) new words in a language
10. 10.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) just the word (c) a plain, still one (d) no picture at all
11. 11.🗣️ 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
12. 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) book (b) cloud (c) sugar (d) fish
13. 13.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) the word’s meaning (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) aai (c) chaabi (d) phool
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) chaand (c) bhaat (d) billi
20. 20.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a BAT made of rice
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) aai (c) naak (d) haathi
22. 22.🗣️ 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
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) naak (c) chaand (d) haathi
24. 24.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a SACK full of sugar
25. 25.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) baadal (c) bhaat (d) sakhar
27. 27.🗣️ 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
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) sleep (b) moon (c) foot (d) elephant
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) key (b) table (c) eye (d) foot
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) phool (c) naak (d) shala
31. 31.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) after a year (c) only in the exam (d) later today and tomorrow
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) aai (c) haathi (d) dola
33. 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. 34.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a PIE under your foot
35. 35.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) I NEED sleep
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) chaand (c) shala (d) paani
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) sugar (b) tree (c) foot (d) table
38. 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a school in a SHAWL
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) sakhar (c) billi (d) shala
40. 40.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a school in a SHAWL

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