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