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