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