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