Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 188 · 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.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) they need no review (c) they are long (d) cover notes, use cues
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) copying word for word (c) never looking again (d) adding small diagrams
4. 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
5. 5.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) cue questions in margin (c) main topic in the centre (d) colours and small icons
7. 7.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) one keyword per branch (c) headings and bullets (d) branches for subtopics
8. 8.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) a look within a day (c) never looking again (d) writing every line
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) clear headings (c) writing every line (d) tiny cramped writing
10. 10.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the whole chapter (b) your doodles (c) the teacher’s name (d) cues and key questions
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) a cue column on the left (c) cue questions in margin (d) numbered points in order
12. 12.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) a drawing (c) nothing (d) a short summary
13. 13.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) cue questions in margin (c) main topic in the centre (d) top-to-bottom lists
14. 14.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) tiny cramped writing (c) writing every line (d) clear headings
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) one keyword per branch (c) branches for subtopics (d) a cue column on the left
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) never looking again (c) no headings at all (d) your own words
17. 17.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) writing an essay out (c) copying a whole book (d) seeing links in a topic
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) main topic in the centre (d) colours and small icons
20. 20.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
22. 22.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
23. 23.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) the main topic (c) the last point (d) a small detail
24. 24.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
26. 26.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) colours and small icons (c) a cue column on the left (d) numbered points in order
27. 27.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) short keywords (c) tiny cramped writing (d) leaving some space
28. 28.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) adding small diagrams (c) clear headings (d) leaving some space
29. 29.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) ten colours a page (c) short keywords (d) leaving some space
31. 31.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) never looking again (c) your own words (d) copying word for word
32. 32.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) ten colours a page (c) no headings at all (d) never looking again
34. 34.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) colours and small icons (d) a cue column on the left
36. 36.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
38. 38.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) never looking again (c) adding small diagrams (d) ten colours a page
39. 39.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
40. 40.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map

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