Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 242 · 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: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) colours and small icons (c) main topic in the centre (d) headings and bullets
3. 3.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
4. 4.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) main topic in the centre (d) top-to-bottom lists
5. 5.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) they are long (c) they need no review (d) cover notes, use cues
6. 6.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) short keywords (c) copying word for word (d) writing every line
7. 7.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) no headings at all (c) adding small diagrams (d) your own words
8. 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
9. 9.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) leaving some space (c) never looking again (d) ten colours a page
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) your own words (c) no headings at all (d) copying word for word
11. 11.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
12. 12.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a cue column on the left (c) one keyword per branch (d) colours and small icons
15. 15.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) colours and small icons (b) a summary at the bottom (c) headings and bullets (d) a cue column on the left
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) branches for subtopics (c) numbered points in order (d) a cue column on the left
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) no headings at all (c) ten colours a page (d) a look within a day
18. 18.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a summary at the bottom (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) colours and small icons
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) notes in the big column (c) colours and small icons (d) one keyword per branch
20. 20.🗺️ 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
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
22. 22.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) one keyword per branch (c) main topic in the centre (d) top-to-bottom lists
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
26. 26.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) a look within a day (c) ten colours a page (d) never looking again
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) colours and small icons (c) one keyword per branch (d) cue questions in margin
28. 28.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
29. 29.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) short keywords (c) your own words (d) writing every line
30. 30.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) a summary at the bottom
34. 34.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
35. 35.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
36. 36.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) notes in the big column
37. 37.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
38. 38.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) the date only (c) nothing (d) a drawing
39. 39.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) clear headings (c) your own words (d) leaving some space

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