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