Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 219 · 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.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) copying a whole book (c) writing an essay out (d) seeing links in a topic
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
3. 3.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) colours and small icons (d) a summary at the bottom
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) a cue column on the left (c) headings and bullets (d) cue questions in margin
6. 6.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
8. 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
9. 9.🔍 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
10. 10.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) one keyword per branch (c) headings and bullets (d) a cue column on the left
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) tiny cramped writing (c) copying word for word (d) short keywords
12. 12.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) no headings at all (c) short keywords (d) adding small diagrams
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) copying word for word (c) your own words (d) ten colours a page
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) adding small diagrams (c) your own words (d) writing every line
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) colours and small icons (c) numbered points in order (d) main topic in the centre
18. 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
19. 19.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
20. 20.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) nothing (c) the date only (d) a short summary
21. 21.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) tiny cramped writing (c) ten colours a page (d) never looking again
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) ten colours a page (c) short keywords (d) leaving some space
23. 23.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) notes in the big column (c) colours and small icons (d) top-to-bottom lists
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) branches for subtopics (c) one keyword per branch (d) colours and small icons
25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
26. 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) a summary at the bottom (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a cue column on the left
28. 28.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) they need no review (c) they are colourful (d) cover notes, use cues
29. 29.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) one keyword per branch (c) main topic in the centre (d) headings and bullets
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) main topic in the centre (c) one keyword per branch (d) notes in the big column
31. 31.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) your own words (c) short keywords (d) never looking again
33. 33.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) cues and key questions (b) the whole chapter (c) the teacher’s name (d) your doodles
34. 34.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the main topic (b) a small detail (c) the last point (d) the page number
35. 35.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) a cue column on the left (c) a summary at the bottom (d) branches for subtopics
37. 37.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) a look within a day (c) copying word for word (d) leaving some space
39. 39.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
40. 40.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) short keywords (c) your own words (d) tiny cramped writing

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