Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 523 · 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.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) an elephant with HOT tea
2. 2.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
3. 3.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is spelled the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) is always in Hindi
4. 4.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) later today and tomorrow (c) never again (d) only in the exam
5. 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. 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) water (b) cat (c) elephant (d) book
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
9. 9.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) a funny, moving one (c) just the word (d) no picture at all
10. 10.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) I NEED sleep
11. 11.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
12. 12.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) new words in a language (c) long numbers (d) adding sums
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) bandar (c) baadal (d) aam
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) elephant (b) water (c) mother (d) mango
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) table (b) cat (c) foot (d) water
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) its spelling backwards
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ 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
21. 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. 22.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) I AM eating a mango (c) I NEED sleep (d) a cat paying a BILL
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) chaabi (c) bandar (d) kitaab
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) eye (b) table (c) elephant (d) key
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) cloud (b) eye (c) tree (d) sugar
28. 28.🗣️ 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
29. 29.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
30. 30.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a DOLL with big eyes
31. 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) billi (c) dola (d) paani
32. 32.🗣️ 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
33. 33.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a KNOCK on the nose
34. 34.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a flower in a POOL
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) naak (c) aai (d) aam
36. 36.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) I AM eating a mango
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) school (b) fish (c) moon (d) tree
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) moon (b) book (c) flower (d) cat
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) shala (c) neend (d) billi
40. 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a DOLL with big eyes

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