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