Memory Techniques Worksheet: Mind Maps

Memory techniques lesson 17: Mind maps for memory · Set 549 · 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.True or false: “ideas with no links” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) take in water from soil (c) hold the plant firm (d) carries water upward
3. 3.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see colours” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste salty” go on? (a) ears (b) skin (c) eyes (d) tongue
5. 5.🗺️ 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) green, flat and thin (d) take in water from soil
6. 6.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in the centre (b) topic in a corner (c) small doodles (d) one key word per branch
8. 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) flowers (d) roots
9. 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) roots (d) leaves
10. 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) roots (d) stem
11. 11.True or false: “tiny, cramped writing” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “ideas with no links” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell flowers” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
15. 15.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it hides the ideas (b) it needs no review (c) it is longer (d) it shows how ideas link
16. 16.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) throw it away (b) redraw it from memory (c) frame it (d) colour it again
17. 17.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sweet” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) small doodles (b) topic in a corner (c) all in one colour (d) tiny, cramped writing
19. 19.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell food” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear music” go on? (a) skin (b) ears (c) nose (d) eyes
21. 21.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) no reason (b) it saves ink (c) quick to see and recall (d) it looks empty
22. 22.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗺️ 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 food using sunlight (d) carries water upward
24. 24.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) topic in a corner (c) copying a whole page (d) a colour for each branch
25. 25.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sweet” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “all in one colour” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) ideas with no links (c) a colour for each branch (d) topic in the centre
28. 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) holds up the leaves (b) hold the plant firm (c) make food using sunlight (d) attract bees
29. 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel hot and cold” go on? (a) eyes (b) nose (c) skin (d) ears
30. 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) make food using sunlight (c) green, flat and thin (d) have tiny pores
31. 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) attract bees (c) have tiny pores (d) hold the plant firm
32. 32.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell smoke” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: lines that link ideas? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
34. 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) green, flat and thin (c) holds up the leaves (d) carries water upward
35. 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) stem (d) roots
36. 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) carries water upward (c) make food using sunlight (d) grow under the ground
37. 37.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell smoke” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: tiny, cramped writing? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) long sentences (c) topic in the centre (d) all in one colour
40. 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) smell food (b) read words (c) feel a light touch (d) hear a bell

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