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