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