Memory Techniques Worksheet: Mind Maps

Memory techniques lesson 17: Mind maps for memory · Set 745 · 40 questions

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.

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

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