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