Memory Techniques Worksheet: Mind Maps

Memory techniques lesson 17: Mind maps for memory · Set 980 · 40 questions

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.

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

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