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