Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 254 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) adding small diagrams (c) short keywords (d) no headings at all
3. 3.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
5. 5.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) headings and bullets (c) cue questions in margin (d) one keyword per branch
6. 6.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) short keywords (c) adding small diagrams (d) tiny cramped writing
8. 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
9. 9.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
12. 12.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) seeing links in a topic (b) copying a whole book (c) hiding the details (d) writing an essay out
13. 13.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) tiny cramped writing (c) no headings at all (d) ten colours a page
14. 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
15. 15.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) with no headings (c) in your own words (d) copied word for word
17. 17.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
18. 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
19. 19.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) they are long (c) they are colourful (d) cover notes, use cues
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) branches for subtopics (d) a cue column on the left
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) branches for subtopics (d) numbered points in order
23. 23.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
24. 24.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
26. 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) a cue column on the left
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a cue column on the left
29. 29.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) one keyword per branch (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
30. 30.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
31. 31.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) a cue column on the left (c) notes in the big column (d) cue questions in margin
33. 33.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
34. 34.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) a look within a day (c) copying word for word (d) clear headings
36. 36.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) the teacher’s name (c) the whole chapter (d) cues and key questions
37. 37.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) colours and small icons (d) notes in the big column
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) colours and small icons (c) main topic in the centre (d) notes in the big column
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) never looking again (d) a look within a day
40. 40.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) copying word for word (c) never looking again (d) your own words

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