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