Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 106 · 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: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) writing every line (c) tiny cramped writing (d) short keywords
3. 3.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
4. 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
5. 5.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
6. 6.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) they are colourful (c) they need no review (d) cover notes, use cues
7. 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
8. 8.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) one keyword per branch (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a cue column on the left
9. 9.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) adding small diagrams (c) copying word for word (d) a look within a day
10. 10.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
11. 11.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) never looking again (c) tiny cramped writing (d) your own words
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
13. 13.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) never looking again (d) a look within a day
14. 14.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
15. 15.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) cues and key questions (b) the teacher’s name (c) the whole chapter (d) your doodles
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) colours and small icons (c) numbered points in order (d) cue questions in margin
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) never looking again (c) ten colours a page (d) copying word for word
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) main topic in the centre (c) one keyword per branch (d) branches for subtopics
19. 19.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) seeing links in a topic (b) copying a whole book (c) hiding the details (d) writing an essay out
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) main topic in the centre (c) colours and small icons (d) notes in the big column
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) a cue column on the left (c) main topic in the centre (d) numbered points in order
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) copying word for word (c) no headings at all (d) tiny cramped writing
24. 24.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) your own words (c) adding small diagrams (d) writing every line
25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) writing every line (c) short keywords (d) never looking again
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
28. 28.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the last point (c) the page number (d) the main topic
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) short keywords (c) your own words (d) adding small diagrams
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) one keyword per branch (c) branches for subtopics (d) a summary at the bottom
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) branches for subtopics (c) numbered points in order (d) notes in the big column
32. 32.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
33. 33.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) headings and bullets
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) a summary at the bottom
36. 36.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) copied word for word (c) in tiny writing (d) in your own words
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
39. 39.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) colours and small icons (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) one keyword per branch

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