Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 253 · 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 good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) never looking again (c) leaving some space (d) copying word for word
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) writing every line (c) short keywords (d) a look within a day
3. 3.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) short keywords (c) writing every line (d) clear headings
4. 4.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) ten colours a page (c) your own words (d) adding small diagrams
5. 5.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) a summary at the bottom (c) numbered points in order (d) branches for subtopics
6. 6.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) short keywords (c) your own words (d) clear headings
8. 8.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) tiny cramped writing (c) copying word for word (d) writing every line
9. 9.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
10. 10.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) a cue column on the left (c) numbered points in order (d) cue questions in margin
12. 12.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) a summary at the bottom (d) numbered points in order
15. 15.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
16. 16.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
17. 17.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a cue column on the left (d) one keyword per branch
18. 18.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a summary at the bottom (c) a cue column on the left (d) branches for subtopics
19. 19.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) seeing links in a topic (c) writing an essay out (d) hiding the details
20. 20.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) a drawing (c) a short summary (d) nothing
21. 21.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) they need no review (c) they are colourful (d) cover notes, use cues
22. 22.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
24. 24.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a summary at the bottom (c) a cue column on the left (d) headings and bullets
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) a cue column on the left (c) one keyword per branch (d) main topic in the centre
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) a look within a day (c) never looking again (d) your own words
28. 28.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) writing every line (c) ten colours a page (d) a look within a day
29. 29.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) writing every line (c) ten colours a page (d) no headings at all
30. 30.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in your own words (b) with no headings (c) copied word for word (d) in tiny writing
31. 31.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) no headings at all (c) clear headings (d) a look within a day
34. 34.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) a cue column on the left (c) main topic in the centre (d) headings and bullets
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) cue questions in margin
36. 36.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) a summary at the bottom (d) top-to-bottom lists
37. 37.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) one keyword per branch (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
40. 40.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False

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