Memory Techniques Worksheet: Mind Maps
Memory tip (See how ideas link): Topic in the centre → big ideas on branches → details on twigs, each detail on the branch it belongs to. Good: one key word per branch, a colour for each branch, small doodles, lines that link ideas. Poor: long sentences, all in one colour, copying a whole page. Redraw it from memory, then compare with the original and add what you missed.
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- 1.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) small doodles (b) topic in a corner (c) topic in the centre (d) a colour for each branch
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) roots (d) leaves
- 3.True or false: “lines that link ideas” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) carries food to parts (c) have tiny pores (d) attract bees
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) attract bees (b) grow under the ground (c) take in water from soil (d) have tiny pores
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) grow under the ground (c) attract bees (d) take in water from soil
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) roots (d) stem
- 8.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) a colour for each branch (b) all in one colour (c) details on small twigs (d) small doodles
- 9.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) a small detail (b) the date (c) your name (d) the main topic
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) green, flat and thin (b) make food using sunlight (c) make seeds (d) have tiny pores
- 11.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small doodles (b) topic in a corner (c) one key word per branch (d) topic in the centre
- 13.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: all in one colour? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) ideas with no links (c) topic in the centre (d) long sentences
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) holds up the leaves (c) have tiny pores (d) carries food to parts
- 16.True or false: “ideas with no links” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear music” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell smoke” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) roots (d) flowers
- 20.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it saves ink (b) it looks empty (c) no reason (d) quick to see and recall
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear a bell” go on? (a) skin (b) tongue (c) nose (d) ears
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) take in water from soil (b) carries water upward (c) have tiny pores (d) attract bees
- 23.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) all in one colour (c) topic in the centre (d) topic in a corner
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see colours” go on? (a) ears (b) skin (c) tongue (d) eyes
- 25.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) redraw it from memory (b) colour it again (c) frame it (d) throw it away
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) smell flowers (c) hear music (d) read words
- 27.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) lines that link ideas (c) copying a whole page (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 28.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel rough or smooth” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear a bell” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) make food using sunlight (b) hold the plant firm (c) take in water from soil (d) grow under the ground
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) stem (d) leaves
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) attract bees (b) hold the plant firm (c) carries water upward (d) green, flat and thin
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear music” go on? (a) skin (b) tongue (c) ears (d) eyes
- 34.True or false: “details on small twigs” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear a bell” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) taste sour (b) feel rough or smooth (c) see colours (d) hear voices
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) smell food (b) hear a bell (c) read words (d) taste salty
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) make food using sunlight (b) take in water from soil (c) turn into fruit (d) carries water upward
- 39.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) all in one colour (c) copying a whole page (d) long sentences
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in a corner (b) details on small twigs (c) copying a whole page (d) ideas with no links
Answer key
- topic in a corner
- flowers
- True
- carries food to parts
- have tiny pores
- attract bees
- flowers
- all in one colour
- the main topic
- make seeds
- True
- topic in a corner
- a poor mind map
- topic in the centre
- grow under the ground
- False
- False
- False
- roots
- quick to see and recall
- ears
- take in water from soil
- topic in the centre
- eyes
- redraw it from memory
- smell flowers
- lines that link ideas
- False
- True
- make food using sunlight
- stem
- hold the plant firm
- ears
- False
- False
- feel rough or smooth
- taste salty
- carries water upward
- one key word per branch
- details on small twigs
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