Memory Techniques Worksheet: Mind Maps

Memory techniques lesson 17: Mind maps for memory · Set 350 · 40 questions

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.

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

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