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