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