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