Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 78 · 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 funny, moving one (b) a plain, still one (c) no picture at all (d) just the word
2. 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
3. 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) chaabi (c) aai (d) kitaab
4. 4.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) only in the exam (c) never again (d) later today and tomorrow
5. 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) bhaat (c) paani (d) mez
6. 6.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) I NEED sleep (c) water in a PAN (d) an elephant with HOT tea
7. 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) nothing else (c) a random colour (d) its spelling backwards
8. 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) book (b) sugar (c) cat (d) school
11. 11.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) long numbers (c) drawing maps (d) new words in a language
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) book (b) monkey (c) mango (d) key
17. 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) water (b) book (c) fish (d) school
18. 18.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a tree on a note PAD
19. 19.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
20. 20.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a KNOCK on the nose
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) sakhar (c) shala (d) mez
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) aai (c) aam (d) neend
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 is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) neend (c) chaand (d) bandar
26. 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) eye (b) rice (c) monkey (d) cat
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a DOLL with big eyes”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) neend (c) dola (d) kitaab
28. 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) naak (c) ped (d) aam
29. 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) kitaab (c) phool (d) aai
30. 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) naak (c) baadal (d) billi
31. 31.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
32. 32.🗣️ 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
33. 33.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a school in a SHAWL
34. 34.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
35. 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) bandar (c) chaand (d) machhli
36. 36.🗣️ 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
37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) flower (b) mango (c) nose (d) moon
38. 38.🗣️ 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
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) flower (b) foot (c) school (d) rice
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) mother (b) sleep (c) cat (d) eye

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