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