Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 527 · 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 Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) foot (b) cloud (c) cat (d) flower
2. 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
3. 3.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) adding sums (c) drawing maps (d) new words in a language
4. 4.🗣️ 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
5. 5.🗣️ 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
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.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
8. 8.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) water in a PAN
9. 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
10. 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) eye (b) flower (c) elephant (d) sleep
11. 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) a random colour (c) its spelling backwards (d) the word’s meaning
12. 12.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) only in the exam (c) never again (d) after a year
13. 13.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
14. 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
15. 15.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a MAZE on a table (c) water in a PAN (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a flower in a POOL
18. 18.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) I NEED sleep
19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) sleep (b) key (c) book (d) fish
20. 20.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
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.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) ped (c) aai (d) paani
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) billi (c) bhaat (d) phool
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ 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
26. 26.🗣️ 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
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.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a plain, still one (c) just the word (d) a funny, moving one
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) cat (b) flower (c) moon (d) eye
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) tree (b) nose (c) key (d) book
31. 31.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) elephant (b) monkey (c) key (d) rice
33. 33.🗣️ 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
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) machhli (c) shala (d) bandar
35. 35.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) I AM eating a mango
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) elephant (b) school (c) tree (d) nose
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a CHUBBY key
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) tree (b) fish (c) sleep (d) nose
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) bandar (c) kitaab (d) naak

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