Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 136 · 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.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) ten colours a page (c) never looking again (d) adding small diagrams
5. 5.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) no headings at all (c) adding small diagrams (d) your own words
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) your own words (c) tiny cramped writing (d) leaving some space
7. 7.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) cover notes, use cues (c) they need no review (d) they are colourful
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) no headings at all (c) clear headings (d) a look within a day
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) colours and small icons (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) a summary at the bottom
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) notes in the big column
11. 11.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
12. 12.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) leaving some space (c) writing every line (d) no headings at all
13. 13.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) a drawing (c) nothing (d) a short summary
14. 14.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) cue questions in margin (c) one keyword per branch (d) colours and small icons
15. 15.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the whole chapter (b) cues and key questions (c) your doodles (d) the teacher’s name
17. 17.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) with no headings (c) in your own words (d) copied word for word
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
19. 19.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the main topic (b) a small detail (c) the page number (d) the last point
21. 21.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) a cue column on the left (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) one keyword per branch
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) headings and bullets
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) writing every line (c) tiny cramped writing (d) copying word for word
25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) no headings at all (c) writing every line (d) tiny cramped writing
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) no headings at all (c) tiny cramped writing (d) short keywords
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) writing every line (c) short keywords (d) clear headings
29. 29.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
30. 30.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) branches for subtopics
32. 32.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) cue questions in margin
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) notes in the big column (d) cue questions in margin
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) adding small diagrams (c) a look within a day (d) copying word for word
36. 36.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
37. 37.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) a look within a day (c) clear headings (d) writing every line
38. 38.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a cue column on the left (c) cue questions in margin (d) top-to-bottom lists
39. 39.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) short keywords (c) ten colours a page (d) writing every line
40. 40.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes

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