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