Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 140 · 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.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) hiding the details (c) seeing links in a topic (d) copying a whole book
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) notes in the big column (c) one keyword per branch (d) main topic in the centre
3. 3.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
4. 4.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
6. 6.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
7. 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
8. 8.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) notes in the big column (c) branches for subtopics (d) a cue column on the left
9. 9.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) adding small diagrams (c) copying word for word (d) short keywords
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
14. 14.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) copying word for word (c) ten colours a page (d) writing every line
15. 15.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) clear headings (c) no headings at all (d) copying word for word
16. 16.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) leaving some space (c) short keywords (d) tiny cramped writing
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) writing every line (c) your own words (d) leaving some space
19. 19.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) notes in the big column (c) main topic in the centre (d) headings and bullets
20. 20.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) cover notes, use cues (b) they are colourful (c) they are long (d) they need no review
21. 21.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) never looking again (c) your own words (d) clear headings
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) cue questions in margin (c) a cue column on the left (d) a summary at the bottom
23. 23.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
24. 24.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
26. 26.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) tiny cramped writing (c) copying word for word (d) never looking again
27. 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
28. 28.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) your own words (c) copying word for word (d) no headings at all
29. 29.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a summary at the bottom (c) numbered points in order (d) cue questions in margin
31. 31.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
32. 32.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) your own words (c) leaving some space (d) tiny cramped writing
34. 34.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) headings and bullets (c) a cue column on the left (d) a summary at the bottom
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) top-to-bottom lists
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) your own words (c) leaving some space (d) short keywords
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) main topic in the centre (c) branches for subtopics (d) colours and small icons
38. 38.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
40. 40.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map

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