Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 124 · 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 poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) clear headings (c) writing every line (d) leaving some space
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a cue column on the left (c) numbered points in order (d) branches for subtopics
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) adding small diagrams (c) a look within a day (d) copying word for word
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) writing every line (c) clear headings (d) leaving some space
6. 6.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) hiding the details (c) copying a whole book (d) seeing links in a topic
7. 7.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) your own words (c) copying word for word (d) short keywords
8. 8.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) never looking again (d) clear headings
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a summary at the bottom (d) one keyword per branch
10. 10.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) never looking again (c) a look within a day (d) short keywords
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
14. 14.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) nothing (c) a short summary (d) a drawing
15. 15.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
16. 16.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) they are colourful (c) they are long (d) cover notes, use cues
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) a summary at the bottom (d) numbered points in order
18. 18.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) branches for subtopics (b) cue questions in margin (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
19. 19.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the page number (c) the main topic (d) the last point
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
22. 22.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) ten colours a page (c) writing every line (d) a look within a day
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) colours and small icons (d) headings and bullets
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) short keywords (c) your own words (d) ten colours a page
25. 25.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) main topic in the centre (c) a summary at the bottom (d) cue questions in margin
26. 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
28. 28.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) leaving some space (c) no headings at all (d) adding small diagrams
29. 29.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) main topic in the centre (d) cue questions in margin
30. 30.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) ten colours a page (c) writing every line (d) tiny cramped writing
33. 33.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) notes in the big column (c) one keyword per branch (d) numbered points in order
34. 34.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) the teacher’s name (c) cues and key questions (d) the whole chapter
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) leaving some space (c) copying word for word (d) never looking again
36. 36.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) in your own words (c) with no headings (d) in tiny writing
37. 37.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) notes in the big column (c) colours and small icons (d) numbered points in order
40. 40.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False

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