Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 250 · 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: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) cue questions in margin (c) a summary at the bottom (d) a cue column on the left
4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
5. 5.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) short keywords (c) no headings at all (d) ten colours a page
6. 6.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) nothing (c) the date only (d) a drawing
7. 7.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) no headings at all (c) leaving some space (d) never looking again
9. 9.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) adding small diagrams (c) a look within a day (d) copying word for word
10. 10.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) notes in the big column (c) headings and bullets (d) one keyword per branch
11. 11.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) notes in the big column (c) a cue column on the left (d) one keyword per branch
13. 13.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) one keyword per branch (c) a cue column on the left (d) headings and bullets
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) notes in the big column (d) numbered points in order
15. 15.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) a small detail (c) the main topic (d) the last point
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) main topic in the centre (d) cue questions in margin
17. 17.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
19. 19.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) headings and bullets (d) colours and small icons
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) ten colours a page (c) never looking again (d) short keywords
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) colours and small icons (c) branches for subtopics (d) a summary at the bottom
22. 22.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) your own words (c) copying word for word (d) writing every line
24. 24.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) cues and key questions (b) your doodles (c) the teacher’s name (d) the whole chapter
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) adding small diagrams (c) short keywords (d) clear headings
26. 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
27. 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) notes in the big column (c) one keyword per branch (d) a summary at the bottom
29. 29.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) branches for subtopics (c) cue questions in margin (d) numbered points in order
30. 30.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) no headings at all (c) clear headings (d) writing every line
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) your own words (c) adding small diagrams (d) copying word for word
33. 33.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
34. 34.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
35. 35.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) one keyword per branch (c) branches for subtopics (d) colours and small icons
37. 37.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) cover notes, use cues (c) they are colourful (d) they need no review
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) a look within a day (c) clear headings (d) never looking again
40. 40.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit

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