Memory Techniques Worksheet: Mind Maps

Memory techniques lesson 17: Mind maps for memory · Set 433 · 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.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) a colour for each branch (c) topic in a corner (d) ideas with no links
2. 2.🗺️ 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 water upward
3. 3.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) details on small twigs (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) small doodles
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in the centre (b) topic in a corner (c) details on small twigs (d) a colour for each branch
5. 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) roots
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) details on small twigs (c) copying a whole page (d) topic in a corner
7. 7.True or false: “tiny, cramped writing” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “read words” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel a light touch” go on? (a) ears (b) skin (c) tongue (d) eyes
10. 10.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: small doodles? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
11. 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell food” go on? (a) eyes (b) tongue (c) nose (d) ears
12. 12.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it looks empty (b) no reason (c) quick to see and recall (d) it saves ink
13. 13.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “read words” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
15. 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) feel rough or smooth (b) read words (c) taste salty (d) taste sour
16. 16.True or false: “details on small twigs” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) ears (b) skin (c) eyes (d) nose
18. 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) leaves (d) roots
19. 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries food to parts” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) roots (d) stem
20. 20.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “copying a whole page” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) topic in the centre (b) one key word per branch (c) long sentences (d) a colour for each branch
23. 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) leaves (b) flowers (c) roots (d) stem
24. 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) turn into fruit (c) grow under the ground (d) take in water from soil
25. 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) make food using sunlight (c) green, flat and thin (d) carries water upward
26. 26.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) colour it again (b) redraw it from memory (c) frame it (d) throw it away
27. 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) stem (d) roots
28. 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) attract bees (b) grow under the ground (c) turn into fruit (d) make seeds
29. 29.🗺️ 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) carries food to parts (d) make seeds
30. 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) hear a bell (b) read words (c) see colours (d) smell flowers
31. 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make food using sunlight” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) leaves (d) stem
32. 32.True or false: “copying a whole page” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) take in water from soil (c) hold the plant firm (d) attract bees
34. 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) take in water from soil (c) make seeds (d) green, flat and thin
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in a corner (b) long sentences (c) copying a whole page (d) small doodles
36. 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see colours” go on? (a) ears (b) nose (c) eyes (d) skin
37. 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) taste salty (b) read words (c) hear voices (d) see shapes
38. 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) taste sour (b) smell flowers (c) smell smoke (d) feel hot and cold
39. 39.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗺️ 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) carries food to parts (d) have tiny pores

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