Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 109 · 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: writing every line? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) colours and small icons (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) short keywords (c) copying word for word (d) clear headings
4. 4.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) they need no review (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they are long
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) tiny cramped writing (c) a look within a day (d) ten colours a page
6. 6.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
7. 7.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in your own words (b) in tiny writing (c) with no headings (d) copied word for word
8. 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
9. 9.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) never looking again (c) adding small diagrams (d) ten colours a page
10. 10.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) writing every line (c) your own words (d) a look within a day
12. 12.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
13. 13.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) never looking again (c) your own words (d) short keywords
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) colours and small icons (c) cue questions in margin (d) a cue column on the left
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) writing every line (c) tiny cramped writing (d) your own words
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) cue questions in margin (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
17. 17.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) ten colours a page (c) a look within a day (d) tiny cramped writing
18. 18.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
20. 20.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) ten colours a page (c) no headings at all (d) clear headings
21. 21.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) the whole chapter (c) cues and key questions (d) the teacher’s name
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
23. 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
24. 24.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) branches for subtopics (b) a cue column on the left (c) headings and bullets (d) a summary at the bottom
25. 25.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) copying word for word (c) adding small diagrams (d) your own words
26. 26.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) main topic in the centre
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) copying word for word (c) adding small diagrams (d) never looking again
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) ten colours a page (c) writing every line (d) never looking again
30. 30.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) tiny cramped writing (c) writing every line (d) leaving some space
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) a summary at the bottom
32. 32.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) your own words (c) clear headings (d) a look within a day
33. 33.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) ten colours a page (c) adding small diagrams (d) leaving some space
35. 35.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
36. 36.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) short keywords (c) ten colours a page (d) tiny cramped writing
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) notes in the big column (c) numbered points in order (d) a summary at the bottom
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
39. 39.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
40. 40.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) nothing (b) a short summary (c) the date only (d) a drawing

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