Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 265 · 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.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
3. 3.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
5. 5.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) copied word for word (c) in your own words (d) in tiny writing
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) never looking again (c) ten colours a page (d) copying word for word
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) leaving some space (c) short keywords (d) tiny cramped writing
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) never looking again (c) tiny cramped writing (d) clear headings
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) adding small diagrams (c) a look within a day (d) copying word for word
11. 11.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a summary at the bottom (c) headings and bullets (d) a cue column on the left
12. 12.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) cues and key questions (b) the whole chapter (c) your doodles (d) the teacher’s name
13. 13.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
14. 14.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) a summary at the bottom (c) headings and bullets (d) branches for subtopics
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) one keyword per branch (c) headings and bullets (d) colours and small icons
16. 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
17. 17.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
18. 18.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) short keywords (c) adding small diagrams (d) clear headings
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) main topic in the centre (d) cue questions in margin
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) no headings at all (c) short keywords (d) your own words
21. 21.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) writing every line (c) a look within a day (d) copying word for word
22. 22.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) clear headings (c) writing every line (d) never looking again
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) headings and bullets
24. 24.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) nothing (b) the date only (c) a short summary (d) a drawing
26. 26.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
27. 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
28. 28.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) adding small diagrams (c) no headings at all (d) never looking again
30. 30.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
31. 31.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) they need no review (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they are long
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) main topic in the centre (c) branches for subtopics (d) numbered points in order
33. 33.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
34. 34.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) notes in the big column (c) one keyword per branch (d) top-to-bottom lists
36. 36.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) headings and bullets (c) colours and small icons (d) main topic in the centre
37. 37.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) the page number (c) a small detail (d) the main topic
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) ten colours a page (c) copying word for word (d) short keywords
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) main topic in the centre (d) top-to-bottom lists
40. 40.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True

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