Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 203 · 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) writing every line (c) adding small diagrams (d) ten colours a page
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
3. 3.📝 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) cue questions in margin (d) branches for subtopics
5. 5.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) a cue column on the left (c) a summary at the bottom (d) main topic in the centre
8. 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
9. 9.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
11. 11.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) the page number (c) a small detail (d) the main topic
12. 12.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) branches for subtopics (c) cue questions in margin (d) top-to-bottom lists
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) numbered points in order (c) colours and small icons (d) branches for subtopics
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) main topic in the centre (c) one keyword per branch (d) branches for subtopics
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) never looking again (c) no headings at all (d) tiny cramped writing
17. 17.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) short keywords (c) ten colours a page (d) adding small diagrams
19. 19.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
20. 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) one keyword per branch (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) leaving some space (c) a look within a day (d) tiny cramped writing
24. 24.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) notes in the big column
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) copying word for word (c) never looking again (d) your own words
26. 26.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) leaving some space (c) a look within a day (d) short keywords
27. 27.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) writing every line (c) copying word for word (d) no headings at all
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) adding small diagrams (c) leaving some space (d) copying word for word
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) never looking again (c) clear headings (d) short keywords
30. 30.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) notes in the big column (c) a summary at the bottom (d) a cue column on the left
34. 34.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) cues and key questions (b) the whole chapter (c) your doodles (d) the teacher’s name
37. 37.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) numbered points in order (c) branches for subtopics (d) main topic in the centre
38. 38.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) in your own words (c) with no headings (d) copied word for word
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) clear headings (c) no headings at all (d) copying word for word
40. 40.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) colours and small icons (c) headings and bullets (d) one keyword per branch

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