Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 221 · 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 poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) main topic in the centre (b) notes in the big column (c) numbered points in order (d) cue questions in margin
3. 3.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) main topic in the centre (c) headings and bullets (d) colours and small icons
5. 5.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) short keywords (c) tiny cramped writing (d) no headings at all
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) branches for subtopics (c) cue questions in margin (d) notes in the big column
7. 7.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) your own words (c) leaving some space (d) clear headings
8. 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
9. 9.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
10. 10.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
11. 11.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) in tiny writing (c) in your own words (d) copied word for word
12. 12.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) colours and small icons (d) notes in the big column
13. 13.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
14. 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
15. 15.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) writing every line (c) tiny cramped writing (d) adding small diagrams
16. 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
17. 17.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) colours and small icons (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) cue questions in margin
18. 18.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) copying a whole book (c) hiding the details (d) seeing links in a topic
19. 19.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) nothing (c) the date only (d) a drawing
20. 20.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
22. 22.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) never looking again (c) no headings at all (d) leaving some space
23. 23.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) a cue column on the left (c) colours and small icons (d) branches for subtopics
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) never looking again (c) a look within a day (d) writing every line
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) no headings at all (c) never looking again (d) ten colours a page
26. 26.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) adding small diagrams (c) tiny cramped writing (d) short keywords
27. 27.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) they are long (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they need no review
29. 29.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) colours and small icons (c) main topic in the centre (d) numbered points in order
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) adding small diagrams (c) ten colours a page (d) clear headings
32. 32.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
33. 33.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
36. 36.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
37. 37.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a summary at the bottom (d) one keyword per branch
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) notes in the big column
40. 40.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) one keyword per branch (d) a cue column on the left

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