Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 172 · 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 good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) short keywords (c) tiny cramped writing (d) copying word for word
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a cue column on the left
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) clear headings (c) never looking again (d) leaving some space
4. 4.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) cue questions in margin (c) a summary at the bottom (d) numbered points in order
5. 5.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
6. 6.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a cue column on the left (c) branches for subtopics (d) one keyword per branch
8. 8.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) nothing (b) the date only (c) a drawing (d) a short summary
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) never looking again (c) writing every line (d) copying word for word
10. 10.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) one keyword per branch (c) notes in the big column (d) main topic in the centre
11. 11.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) short keywords (c) your own words (d) ten colours a page
12. 12.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
13. 13.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) never looking again (c) writing every line (d) no headings at all
14. 14.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a cue column on the left
15. 15.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
17. 17.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
18. 18.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) short keywords (c) adding small diagrams (d) tiny cramped writing
19. 19.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
20. 20.📝 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) main topic in the centre
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) one keyword per branch (c) a cue column on the left (d) headings and bullets
23. 23.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) headings and bullets (c) colours and small icons (d) cue questions in margin
24. 24.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) copying word for word (c) tiny cramped writing (d) no headings at all
26. 26.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a summary at the bottom (c) colours and small icons (d) top-to-bottom lists
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) colours and small icons (c) a summary at the bottom (d) one keyword per branch
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) your own words (c) never looking again (d) no headings at all
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) ten colours a page (c) adding small diagrams (d) no headings at all
30. 30.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) a small detail (c) the main topic (d) the page number
31. 31.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) cue questions in margin (d) numbered points in order
33. 33.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) one keyword per branch (c) colours and small icons (d) cue questions in margin
35. 35.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
37. 37.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) leaving some space (c) never looking again (d) a look within a day
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a summary at the bottom (c) colours and small icons (d) notes in the big column
40. 40.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True

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