Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 267 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) no headings at all (c) short keywords (d) leaving some space
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) colours and small icons
4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) notes in the big column (c) a summary at the bottom (d) a cue column on the left
6. 6.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) ten colours a page (c) never looking again (d) leaving some space
7. 7.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) writing an essay out (c) copying a whole book (d) seeing links in a topic
8. 8.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) tiny cramped writing (c) short keywords (d) writing every line
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) branches for subtopics
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) notes in the big column (c) branches for subtopics (d) one keyword per branch
11. 11.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a cue column on the left (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) notes in the big column
12. 12.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) writing every line (c) your own words (d) tiny cramped writing
13. 13.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) main topic in the centre (d) a cue column on the left
14. 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
15. 15.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) never looking again (c) a look within a day (d) writing every line
16. 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) ten colours a page (c) your own words (d) leaving some space
18. 18.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) the main topic (c) the last point (d) a small detail
19. 19.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
21. 21.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) colours and small icons (c) headings and bullets (d) main topic in the centre
23. 23.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) never looking again (c) your own words (d) adding small diagrams
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) clear headings (c) adding small diagrams (d) short keywords
27. 27.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) main topic in the centre (c) cue questions in margin (d) colours and small icons
29. 29.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) one keyword per branch (c) a cue column on the left (d) cue questions in margin
32. 32.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in your own words (b) with no headings (c) in tiny writing (d) copied word for word
33. 33.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) cover notes, use cues (b) they are long (c) they are colourful (d) they need no review
34. 34.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
35. 35.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) leaving some space (c) adding small diagrams (d) tiny cramped writing
37. 37.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) one keyword per branch (d) cue questions in margin
38. 38.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) colours and small icons (d) headings and bullets
40. 40.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True

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