Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 70 · 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.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) new words in a language (c) drawing maps (d) long numbers
2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) cloud (b) cat (c) water (d) moon
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) a random colour
5. 5.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
6. 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
7. 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
8. 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) paay (c) aai (d) paani
9. 9.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.🗣️ 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
12. 12.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a plain, still one (c) a funny, moving one (d) just the word
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) machhli (c) paani (d) naak
16. 16.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) never again (c) only in the exam (d) after a year
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) foot (b) mango (c) cloud (d) flower
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a school in a SHAWL
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) cat (b) monkey (c) school (d) table
24. 24.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a tree on a note PAD
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) water (b) flower (c) tree (d) foot
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) sakhar (c) bandar (d) paay
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) cloud (b) mango (c) rice (d) elephant
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) machhli (c) chaabi (d) haathi
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) tree (b) rice (c) book (d) fish
30. 30.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) I AM eating a mango
31. 31.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a CHUBBY key (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a tree on a note PAD
32. 32.🗣️ 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
33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) phool (c) aam (d) dola
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) cat (b) mother (c) elephant (d) sleep
35. 35.🗣️ 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
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) bhaat (c) sakhar (d) phool
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) mango (b) key (c) sleep (d) school
38. 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a SACK full of sugar
39. 39.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) only in the exam (c) later today and tomorrow (d) after a year
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) tree (b) sleep (c) fish (d) cloud

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