Memory Techniques Worksheet: Mind Maps

Memory techniques lesson 17: Mind maps for memory · Set 780 · 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.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel rough or smooth” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: lines that link ideas? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
3. 3.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) quick to see and recall (b) it looks empty (c) it saves ink (d) no reason
4. 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) smell flowers (b) taste sweet (c) feel hot and cold (d) smell food
5. 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) green, flat and thin (c) have tiny pores (d) make food using sunlight
6. 6.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear a bell” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: tiny, cramped writing? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
8. 8.True or false: “ideas with no links” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) feel a light touch (b) taste salty (c) smell smoke (d) hear music
10. 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) green, flat and thin (c) make food using sunlight (d) have tiny pores
11. 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) read words (b) smell smoke (c) see colours (d) taste salty
12. 12.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: ideas with no links? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
13. 13.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) throw it away (b) frame it (c) redraw it from memory (d) colour it again
14. 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) hear a bell (b) taste salty (c) see colours (d) smell food
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ideas with no links (b) all in one colour (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) lines that link ideas
16. 16.True or false: “tiny, cramped writing” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) stem (d) leaves
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) small doodles (c) topic in a corner (d) copying a whole page
19. 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) roots (d) stem
20. 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) flowers (d) stem
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in the centre (b) small doodles (c) a colour for each branch (d) copying a whole page
22. 22.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it shows how ideas link (b) it is longer (c) it needs no review (d) it hides the ideas
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a colour for each branch (b) one key word per branch (c) topic in the centre (d) all in one colour
24. 24.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) a colour for each branch (b) all in one colour (c) topic in the centre (d) small doodles
25. 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) holds up the leaves (c) grow under the ground (d) make seeds
26. 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) hear music (b) read words (c) see shapes (d) smell smoke
27. 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries food to parts (b) take in water from soil (c) holds up the leaves (d) carries water upward
28. 28.True or false: “topic in a corner” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel rough or smooth” go on? (a) skin (b) tongue (c) ears (d) eyes
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) topic in a corner (c) ideas with no links (d) one key word per branch
31. 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) roots (d) stem
32. 32.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste salty” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the date (b) the main topic (c) a small detail (d) your name
34. 34.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) details on small twigs (b) one key word per branch (c) a colour for each branch (d) copying a whole page
35. 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) leaves (d) stem
36. 36.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
37. 37.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “turn into fruit” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) roots (d) flowers
39. 39.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel a light touch” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False

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