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