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