Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 101 · 40 questions

Study tip (Notes you can test yourself with): Cornell notes: notes in the big column, cue questions in the left column, a summary at the bottom. Mind map: main topic in the centre, branches for subtopics, one keyword per branch, colours and small icons. Good habits: your own words, short keywords, clear headings, a look within a day. Poor: copying word for word, writing every line, never looking again.

1. 1.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) writing every line (c) your own words (d) leaving some space
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) short keywords (c) copying word for word (d) tiny cramped writing
4. 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) colours and small icons (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) main topic in the centre
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a cue column on the left (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) ten colours a page (c) leaving some space (d) short keywords
8. 8.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) they are long (c) they are colourful (d) cover notes, use cues
9. 9.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
11. 11.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) notes in the big column (c) main topic in the centre (d) branches for subtopics
12. 12.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) your own words (c) ten colours a page (d) adding small diagrams
14. 14.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) a look within a day (c) clear headings (d) never looking again
15. 15.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) one keyword per branch (c) notes in the big column (d) headings and bullets
16. 16.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
18. 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
19. 19.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) never looking again (c) your own words (d) copying word for word
20. 20.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the main topic (b) a small detail (c) the last point (d) the page number
21. 21.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) writing every line (c) your own words (d) short keywords
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) notes in the big column (c) numbered points in order (d) a cue column on the left
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) colours and small icons (c) notes in the big column (d) cue questions in margin
25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
26. 26.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
27. 27.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) cues and key questions (b) the teacher’s name (c) your doodles (d) the whole chapter
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) a look within a day (c) no headings at all (d) your own words
30. 30.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) in your own words (c) with no headings (d) copied word for word
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) branches for subtopics (c) numbered points in order (d) notes in the big column
32. 32.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) no headings at all (c) tiny cramped writing (d) short keywords
33. 33.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) main topic in the centre (c) notes in the big column (d) a cue column on the left
35. 35.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
36. 36.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) seeing links in a topic (b) hiding the details (c) copying a whole book (d) writing an essay out
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) tiny cramped writing (c) ten colours a page (d) never looking again
38. 38.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) notes in the big column (c) one keyword per branch (d) top-to-bottom lists
40. 40.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) nothing (c) a short summary (d) a drawing

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