Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 195 · 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: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
3. 3.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
4. 4.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) they are colourful (c) they need no review (d) cover notes, use cues
6. 6.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) one keyword per branch (d) a summary at the bottom
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) clear headings (c) leaving some space (d) writing every line
9. 9.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) tiny cramped writing (c) your own words (d) short keywords
10. 10.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) cue questions in margin (c) numbered points in order (d) notes in the big column
11. 11.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) leaving some space (c) short keywords (d) your own words
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) copying word for word (c) adding small diagrams (d) never looking again
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
14. 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
15. 15.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) clear headings (c) copying word for word (d) no headings at all
16. 16.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) a drawing (c) the date only (d) nothing
17. 17.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) ten colours a page (c) a look within a day (d) no headings at all
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) a cue column on the left (c) colours and small icons (d) main topic in the centre
20. 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) branches for subtopics (d) one keyword per branch
22. 22.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
23. 23.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) no headings at all (c) never looking again (d) leaving some space
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) notes in the big column (c) branches for subtopics (d) a summary at the bottom
26. 26.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) hiding the details (c) writing an essay out (d) seeing links in a topic
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) one keyword per branch (c) notes in the big column (d) numbered points in order
28. 28.📝 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) a look within a day (c) never looking again (d) your own words
30. 30.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the page number (c) the main topic (d) the last point
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) main topic in the centre (c) branches for subtopics (d) headings and bullets
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) your own words (c) short keywords (d) adding small diagrams
34. 34.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) ten colours a page (c) short keywords (d) leaving some space
36. 36.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) notes in the big column (d) main topic in the centre
39. 39.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True

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