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