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