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