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