Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 119 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) a summary at the bottom (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
2. 2.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) writing every line (c) a look within a day (d) ten colours a page
3. 3.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) short keywords (c) copying word for word (d) leaving some space
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) clear headings (c) short keywords (d) your own words
5. 5.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
6. 6.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
7. 7.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) cue questions in margin (c) a summary at the bottom (d) a cue column on the left
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) branches for subtopics (b) a summary at the bottom (c) headings and bullets (d) cue questions in margin
10. 10.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) your own words (c) clear headings (d) a look within a day
11. 11.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) clear headings (c) ten colours a page (d) your own words
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) a cue column on the left (c) one keyword per branch (d) main topic in the centre
14. 14.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) hiding the details (c) seeing links in a topic (d) writing an essay out
15. 15.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) copying word for word (c) short keywords (d) tiny cramped writing
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a cue column on the left (c) cue questions in margin (d) notes in the big column
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) copying word for word (c) no headings at all (d) never looking again
18. 18.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in your own words (b) with no headings (c) copied word for word (d) in tiny writing
19. 19.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
20. 20.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) adding small diagrams (c) no headings at all (d) copying word for word
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) leaving some space (c) copying word for word (d) tiny cramped writing
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) never looking again (c) adding small diagrams (d) ten colours a page
23. 23.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) cues and key questions (b) the whole chapter (c) your doodles (d) the teacher’s name
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) main topic in the centre (c) colours and small icons (d) branches for subtopics
25. 25.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
26. 26.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) a cue column on the left (c) colours and small icons (d) headings and bullets
27. 27.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) the last point (c) the main topic (d) a small detail
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) ten colours a page (c) tiny cramped writing (d) short keywords
29. 29.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
30. 30.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
32. 32.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) writing every line (c) your own words (d) no headings at all
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) a cue column on the left (c) cue questions in margin (d) headings and bullets
35. 35.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
36. 36.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) one keyword per branch (d) a cue column on the left
37. 37.🔍 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
38. 38.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) they are long (c) they need no review (d) cover notes, use cues
39. 39.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) nothing (b) a drawing (c) the date only (d) a short summary
40. 40.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit

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