Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 150 · 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.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) the main topic (c) the page number (d) a small detail
2. 2.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) copied word for word (c) in tiny writing (d) in your own words
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) clear headings (c) your own words (d) short keywords
4. 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) a cue column on the left (c) main topic in the centre (d) one keyword per branch
6. 6.📝 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) colours and small icons (d) branches for subtopics
8. 8.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) never looking again (c) short keywords (d) a look within a day
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) branches for subtopics (d) a summary at the bottom
10. 10.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) colours and small icons (b) a summary at the bottom (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) notes in the big column
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) numbered points in order (d) a summary at the bottom
12. 12.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) one keyword per branch (c) a summary at the bottom (d) cue questions in margin
13. 13.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) one keyword per branch (d) headings and bullets
14. 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
15. 15.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
16. 16.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) no headings at all (c) tiny cramped writing (d) ten colours a page
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) ten colours a page (c) your own words (d) clear headings
18. 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) one keyword per branch
20. 20.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) branches for subtopics (c) colours and small icons (d) cue questions in margin
22. 22.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
23. 23.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) main topic in the centre (c) notes in the big column (d) cue questions in margin
26. 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) no headings at all (c) adding small diagrams (d) tiny cramped writing
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) adding small diagrams (c) leaving some space (d) never looking again
29. 29.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) a cue column on the left (c) one keyword per branch (d) top-to-bottom lists
30. 30.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) copying word for word (c) clear headings (d) writing every line
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) cue questions in margin (c) notes in the big column (d) headings and bullets
33. 33.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
34. 34.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) main topic in the centre (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a cue column on the left (d) numbered points in order
35. 35.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) nothing (b) a drawing (c) the date only (d) a short summary
36. 36.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) cover notes, use cues (b) they need no review (c) they are long (d) they are colourful
37. 37.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) seeing links in a topic (c) copying a whole book (d) hiding the details
40. 40.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) notes in the big column (c) main topic in the centre (d) branches for subtopics

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