Memory Techniques Worksheet: Keyword Method

Memory techniques lesson 16: The keyword method for new words · Set 90 · 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.🗣️ 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
2. 2.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) means the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) is spelled the same
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) chaabi (c) machhli (d) bhaat
5. 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
6. 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
7. 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) ped (c) paay (d) chaabi
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
10. 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) phool (c) dola (d) chaabi
11. 11.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) only in the exam
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) aam (c) aai (d) shala
14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) billi (c) ped (d) mez
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) aai (c) aam (d) bandar
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a BAT made of rice
19. 19.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) just the word (c) a funny, moving one (d) no picture at all
20. 20.🗣️ 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
21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) nose (b) cloud (c) school (d) mother
22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) foot (b) elephant (c) sleep (d) moon
23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) elephant (b) mango (c) book (d) sleep
24. 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) rice (b) key (c) foot (d) mother
25. 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) water (b) flower (c) rice (d) key
26. 26.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
27. 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) table (b) flower (c) nose (d) mango
28. 28.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
29. 29.🗣️ 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
30. 30.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) adding sums (c) long numbers (d) new words in a language
31. 31.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
32. 32.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a cat paying a BILL
33. 33.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a BAT made of rice (d) an elephant with HOT tea
34. 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) tree (b) flower (c) eye (d) cat
35. 35.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a BAT made of rice
36. 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) tree (b) sugar (c) flower (d) fish
37. 37.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a SACK full of sugar
38. 38.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) machhli (c) paani (d) shala
40. 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) kitaab (c) neend (d) paani

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