Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 240 · 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.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
3. 3.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
4. 4.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) branches for subtopics (c) colours and small icons (d) one keyword per branch
6. 6.🔍 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) colours and small icons
7. 7.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) a look within a day (d) ten colours a page
9. 9.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) hiding the details (c) seeing links in a topic (d) copying a whole book
10. 10.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
11. 11.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) a look within a day (c) never looking again (d) your own words
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) tiny cramped writing (c) writing every line (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.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
15. 15.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) ten colours a page (c) clear headings (d) short keywords
17. 17.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) writing every line (c) leaving some space (d) your own words
18. 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) numbered points in order (c) notes in the big column (d) a summary at the bottom
20. 20.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) cover notes, use cues (c) they are long (d) they are colourful
21. 21.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) writing every line (c) adding small diagrams (d) copying word for word
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) cue questions in margin (c) notes in the big column (d) a cue column on the left
23. 23.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) a cue column on the left (d) top-to-bottom lists
24. 24.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) clear headings (c) no headings at all (d) copying word for word
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) notes in the big column
27. 27.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) no headings at all (c) never looking again (d) copying word for word
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) never looking again (c) writing every line (d) leaving some space
29. 29.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) notes in the big column (c) a summary at the bottom (d) colours and small icons
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) short keywords (c) copying word for word (d) a look within a day
32. 32.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) main topic in the centre (c) one keyword per branch (d) colours and small icons
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) a cue column on the left (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a summary at the bottom
34. 34.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) copying word for word (c) ten colours a page (d) your own words
36. 36.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
37. 37.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) never looking again (c) a look within a day (d) no headings at all
39. 39.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) notes in the big column (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets

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