Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 117 · 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.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) never looking again (c) a look within a day (d) writing every line
2. 2.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) short keywords (c) no headings at all (d) your own words
3. 3.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
4. 4.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) never looking again (d) leaving some space
5. 5.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) main topic in the centre (d) a cue column on the left
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) copying word for word (c) ten colours a page (d) your own words
7. 7.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) branches for subtopics (c) a cue column on the left (d) main topic in the centre
8. 8.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) numbered points in order (c) branches for subtopics (d) cue questions in margin
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a summary at the bottom (c) a cue column on the left (d) branches for subtopics
10. 10.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) adding small diagrams (c) clear headings (d) your own words
11. 11.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) notes in the big column (d) numbered points in order
12. 12.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) colours and small icons (d) one keyword per branch
15. 15.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) notes in the big column (c) a cue column on the left (d) one keyword per branch
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) one keyword per branch (c) cue questions in margin (d) branches for subtopics
17. 17.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) a drawing (c) the date only (d) nothing
18. 18.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) leaving some space (c) never looking again (d) adding small diagrams
20. 20.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) seeing links in a topic (c) writing an essay out (d) hiding the details
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) your own words (c) short keywords (d) copying word for word
22. 22.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) numbered points in order (d) a cue column on the left
24. 24.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
25. 25.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) the whole chapter (c) the teacher’s name (d) cues and key questions
26. 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
28. 28.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) they are long (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they are colourful
29. 29.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
31. 31.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
32. 32.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) notes in the big column (c) one keyword per branch (d) top-to-bottom lists
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) cue questions in margin (c) headings and bullets (d) notes in the big column
34. 34.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
35. 35.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) in your own words (c) in tiny writing (d) copied word for word
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) clear headings (c) your own words (d) a look within a day
38. 38.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) a summary at the bottom (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) one keyword per branch
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) a cue column on the left (d) main topic in the centre
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) short keywords (c) leaving some space (d) your own words

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