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