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