Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 514 · 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 “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) elephant (b) key (c) foot (d) rice
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) just the word (c) no picture at all (d) a funny, moving one
4. 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) the word’s meaning (c) nothing else (d) a random colour
5. 5.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) long numbers (c) new words in a language (d) adding sums
6. 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) aam (c) kitaab (d) bandar
7. 7.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
8. 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a SACK full of sugar
11. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) mez (c) aam (d) baadal
12. 12.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) I NEED sleep
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) rice (b) key (c) mother (d) flower
14. 14.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a PIE under your foot (d) an elephant with HOT tea
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) phool (c) machhli (d) haathi
17. 17.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) sounds like the new word (c) is spelled the same (d) means the same
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) paay (c) aam (d) kitaab
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 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. 21.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
22. 22.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
23. 23.🗣️ 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
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) book (b) mango (c) flower (d) school
25. 25.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a BAT made of rice
26. 26.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) never again
27. 27.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a MAZE on a table
28. 28.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a tree on a note PAD
29. 29.🗣️ 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
30. 30.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a flower in a POOL
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) sugar (b) rice (c) sleep (d) cloud
32. 32.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) aai (c) mez (d) bandar
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) bhaat (c) paay (d) machhli
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) neend (c) mez (d) baadal
36. 36.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a BAT made of rice
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) elephant (b) monkey (c) mango (d) moon
39. 39.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) a PIE under your foot (c) I NEED sleep (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) machhli (c) mez (d) paani

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