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