Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 520 · 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) key (b) sugar (c) sleep (d) nose
2. 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
3. 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) cloud (b) fish (c) flower (d) book
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.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) after a year (c) never again (d) only in the exam
6. 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) tree (b) mother (c) nose (d) mango
7. 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) its spelling backwards (c) a random colour (d) nothing else
8. 8.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
9. 9.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) I NEED sleep (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a flower in a POOL
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.🗣️ 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
12. 12.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) cloud (b) mango (c) sleep (d) eye
15. 15.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) water in a PAN (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) I NEED sleep
16. 16.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
17. 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) paani (c) bandar (d) aai
19. 19.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a MAZE on a table
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) mango (b) key (c) nose (d) flower
21. 21.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) adding sums (c) drawing maps (d) new words in a language
22. 22.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a funny, moving one (c) just the word (d) a plain, still one
23. 23.🗣️ 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
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.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) elephant (b) flower (c) water (d) sleep
26. 26.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is spelled the same (c) means the same (d) is always in Hindi
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) baadal (c) paani (d) mez
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) sleep (b) fish (c) eye (d) key
29. 29.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) I AM eating a mango
30. 30.🗣️ 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
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) baadal (c) paay (d) paani
32. 32.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a PIE under your foot
33. 33.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) I AM eating a mango (d) water in a PAN
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) cat (b) book (c) mango (d) tree
35. 35.🗣️ In Marathi, “sakhar” means sugar. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a SACK full of sugar
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) aai (c) chaand (d) billi
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) rice (b) monkey (c) tree (d) foot
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) nose (b) rice (c) elephant (d) school
39. 39.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) water in a PAN (d) an elephant with HOT tea
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) phool (c) ped (d) haathi

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