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