Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 148 · 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) short keywords (b) tiny cramped writing (c) clear headings (d) adding small diagrams
2. 2.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the whole chapter (b) cues and key questions (c) the teacher’s name (d) your doodles
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) branches for subtopics
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) main topic in the centre (c) branches for subtopics (d) one keyword per branch
5. 5.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
6. 6.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
7. 7.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) tiny cramped writing (c) never looking again (d) leaving some space
9. 9.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
10. 10.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) they need no review (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they are long
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) your own words (c) a look within a day (d) copying word for word
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) notes in the big column (c) a cue column on the left (d) cue questions in margin
13. 13.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the last point (c) the page number (d) the main topic
14. 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
15. 15.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) cue questions in margin (c) a cue column on the left (d) colours and small icons
17. 17.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) writing an essay out (c) hiding the details (d) seeing links in a topic
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) headings and bullets (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists
19. 19.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) a short summary (c) the date only (d) nothing
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) adding small diagrams (c) tiny cramped writing (d) short keywords
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) main topic in the centre (c) cue questions in margin (d) a summary at the bottom
22. 22.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in your own words (b) with no headings (c) copied word for word (d) in tiny writing
24. 24.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
25. 25.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
26. 26.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) notes in the big column (c) one keyword per branch (d) a cue column on the left
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) notes in the big column (c) a summary at the bottom (d) top-to-bottom lists
28. 28.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) one keyword per branch (c) notes in the big column (d) colours and small icons
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) short keywords (c) never looking again (d) your own words
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) never looking again (d) a look within a day
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) headings and bullets (c) main topic in the centre (d) branches for subtopics
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) never looking again (c) clear headings (d) no headings at all
33. 33.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) short keywords (c) copying word for word (d) clear headings
35. 35.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) a cue column on the left
37. 37.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) no headings at all (c) your own words (d) adding small diagrams
38. 38.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) copying word for word (c) never looking again (d) a look within a day
39. 39.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) one keyword per branch (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) headings and bullets

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