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