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