Memory Techniques Worksheet: Mind Maps

Memory techniques lesson 17: Mind maps for memory · Set 148 · 40 questions

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.

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

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