Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

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

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