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