Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 510 · 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.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) table (b) key (c) nose (d) rice
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) elephant (b) foot (c) key (d) flower
3. 3.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is always in Hindi (d) means the same
4. 4.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) adding sums (c) new words in a language (d) drawing maps
5. 5.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) later today and tomorrow (c) never again (d) after a year
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 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. 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
9. 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) the word’s meaning
10. 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. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) ped (c) neend (d) haathi
12. 12.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a CHUBBY key (d) water in a PAN
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) haathi (c) chaabi (d) naak
16. 16.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) baadal (c) sakhar (d) shala
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) paani (c) naak (d) kitaab
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) foot (b) flower (c) eye (d) moon
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) book (b) rice (c) key (d) moon
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) ped (c) chaabi (d) kitaab
23. 23.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a flower in a POOL (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a CHUBBY key
24. 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. 25.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
26. 26.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a PIE under your foot
27. 27.🗣️ 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
28. 28.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a monkey in a BAND
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) paay (c) kitaab (d) paani
30. 30.🗣️ 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
31. 31.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a book in a KIT bag
32. 32.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) just the word (c) a funny, moving one (d) a plain, still one
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) rice (b) book (c) table (d) flower
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) chaand (c) haathi (d) dola
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) sakhar (c) kitaab (d) machhli
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) elephant (b) sleep (c) cat (d) mother
37. 37.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a DOLL with big eyes
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) nose (b) flower (c) eye (d) moon
39. 39.🗣️ 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
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) neend (c) bandar (d) sakhar

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