Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 157 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) a look within a day (c) leaving some space (d) short keywords
2. 2.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in your own words (b) in tiny writing (c) copied word for word (d) with no headings
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) colours and small icons
4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
5. 5.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) never looking again (c) copying word for word (d) a look within a day
6. 6.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
7. 7.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) one keyword per branch (c) a summary at the bottom (d) main topic in the centre
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) numbered points in order (c) one keyword per branch (d) notes in the big column
10. 10.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
11. 11.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) notes in the big column
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) your own words (c) clear headings (d) adding small diagrams
14. 14.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) your own words (c) copying word for word (d) never looking again
15. 15.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
16. 16.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) never looking again (c) ten colours a page (d) adding small diagrams
18. 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) a cue column on the left (c) cue questions in margin (d) a summary at the bottom
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) clear headings (c) ten colours a page (d) no headings at all
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
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) numbered points in order (d) colours and small icons
23. 23.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
25. 25.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
26. 26.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) numbered points in order (c) main topic in the centre (d) a cue column on the left
27. 27.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) writing every line (c) clear headings (d) copying word for word
29. 29.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) colours and small icons (c) notes in the big column (d) a cue column on the left
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a cue column on the left
31. 31.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) cover notes, use cues (c) they are long (d) they need no review
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) writing every line (c) copying word for word (d) short keywords
33. 33.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) adding small diagrams (c) short keywords (d) copying word for word
34. 34.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) cues and key questions (b) your doodles (c) the teacher’s name (d) the whole chapter
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) cue questions in margin (d) branches for subtopics
36. 36.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) one keyword per branch (c) headings and bullets (d) main topic in the centre
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
38. 38.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) short keywords (c) clear headings (d) a look within a day
40. 40.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) the date only (c) a drawing (d) nothing

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