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