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