Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 251 · 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.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) adding small diagrams (c) copying word for word (d) a look within a day
2. 2.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a cue column on the left (c) numbered points in order (d) colours and small icons
3. 3.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) no headings at all (c) adding small diagrams (d) writing every line
4. 4.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) seeing links in a topic (c) writing an essay out (d) copying a whole book
5. 5.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) one keyword per branch (b) headings and bullets (c) cue questions in margin (d) notes in the big column
7. 7.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
8. 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
9. 9.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) in tiny writing (c) in your own words (d) copied word for word
10. 10.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) cue questions in margin (c) notes in the big column (d) headings and bullets
12. 12.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) tiny cramped writing (c) copying word for word (d) short keywords
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) headings and bullets
15. 15.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) cover notes, use cues (b) they are colourful (c) they need no review (d) they are long
16. 16.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
17. 17.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) the date only (c) a drawing (d) nothing
18. 18.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) branches for subtopics (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) your own words (c) writing every line (d) leaving some space
21. 21.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
22. 22.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) clear headings (c) tiny cramped writing (d) your own words
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) a cue column on the left (c) cue questions in margin (d) numbered points in order
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) branches for subtopics (c) one keyword per branch (d) colours and small icons
25. 25.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) writing every line (c) copying word for word (d) no headings at all
26. 26.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) clear headings (c) leaving some space (d) ten colours a page
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) never looking again (c) your own words (d) a look within a day
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) tiny cramped writing (c) writing every line (d) copying word for word
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) one keyword per branch (d) a cue column on the left
31. 31.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) ten colours a page (c) your own words (d) writing every line
32. 32.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
33. 33.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) never looking again (c) adding small diagrams (d) clear headings
34. 34.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
35. 35.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) a small detail (c) the page number (d) the main topic
37. 37.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a cue column on the left (c) cue questions in margin (d) branches for subtopics
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
39. 39.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) short keywords (c) tiny cramped writing (d) no headings at all

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