Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 60 · 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.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) no picture at all (c) a funny, moving one (d) just the word
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.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
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.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) tree (b) fish (c) water (d) mango
8. 8.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) means the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) sounds like the new word
9. 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) fish (b) school (c) tree (d) foot
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a MAZE on a table
12. 12.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) after a year (c) only in the exam (d) never again
13. 13.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) nothing else (c) a random colour (d) its spelling backwards
15. 15.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
18. 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) foot (b) rice (c) cloud (d) sugar
19. 19.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) adding sums
20. 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) monkey (b) foot (c) moon (d) key
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) dola (c) machhli (d) billi
22. 22.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) ped (c) baadal (d) haathi
24. 24.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) water in a PAN (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a tree on a note PAD
25. 25.🗣️ 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
26. 26.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a MAZE on a table (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) water (b) cat (c) sugar (d) flower
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) paani (c) aai (d) paay
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) chaand (c) shala (d) paay
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) chaabi (c) chaand (d) paani
31. 31.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a BAT made of rice (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
32. 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) paay (c) bandar (d) dola
33. 33.🗣️ 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
34. 34.🗣️ 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
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) rice (b) monkey (c) sleep (d) tree
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) shala (c) aam (d) haathi
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) water (b) sleep (c) book (d) cat
38. 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) haathi (c) dola (d) sakhar
39. 39.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a CHUBBY key (d) I AM eating a mango
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) haathi (c) billi (d) mez

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