Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 256 · 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 poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) clear headings (c) tiny cramped writing (d) leaving some space
3. 3.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) tiny cramped writing (c) never looking again (d) your own words
5. 5.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the last point (c) the main topic (d) the page number
6. 6.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) with no headings (c) in your own words (d) copied word for word
7. 7.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
10. 10.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
11. 11.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) cover notes, use cues (c) they are colourful (d) they are long
12. 12.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) copying word for word (c) no headings at all (d) writing every line
14. 14.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) cue questions in margin (c) headings and bullets (d) colours and small icons
15. 15.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) copying word for word (c) writing every line (d) short keywords
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) main topic in the centre (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
18. 18.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) main topic in the centre (c) branches for subtopics (d) headings and bullets
19. 19.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) cue questions in margin
21. 21.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) no headings at all (c) never looking again (d) ten colours a page
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) tiny cramped writing (b) copying word for word (c) your own words (d) never looking again
24. 24.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
26. 26.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) copying word for word (c) clear headings (d) adding small diagrams
28. 28.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) writing every line (c) short keywords (d) your own words
29. 29.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) one keyword per branch (c) notes in the big column (d) headings and bullets
30. 30.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) a summary at the bottom (c) notes in the big column (d) cue questions in margin
32. 32.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) short keywords (c) a look within a day (d) tiny cramped writing
33. 33.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) cue questions in margin (c) notes in the big column (d) branches for subtopics
35. 35.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
36. 36.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) notes in the big column (c) a summary at the bottom (d) one keyword per branch
39. 39.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) copying word for word (c) clear headings (d) adding small diagrams

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