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