Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 282 · 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) ten colours a page (b) never looking again (c) writing every line (d) your own words
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
3. 3.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
4. 4.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) cues and key questions (b) the teacher’s name (c) your doodles (d) the whole chapter
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) a cue column on the left (c) headings and bullets (d) one keyword per branch
7. 7.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) the date only (c) a short summary (d) nothing
8. 8.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) cue questions in margin (c) a cue column on the left (d) one keyword per branch
9. 9.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) main topic in the centre (c) numbered points in order (d) colours and small icons
11. 11.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) cue questions in margin (c) one keyword per branch (d) numbered points in order
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) adding small diagrams (c) writing every line (d) a look within a day
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
14. 14.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the main topic (b) the last point (c) a small detail (d) the page number
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) short keywords (c) clear headings (d) a look within a day
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) headings and bullets (c) main topic in the centre (d) branches for subtopics
17. 17.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) cover notes, use cues (c) they are long (d) they need no review
18. 18.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.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) main topic in the centre
20. 20.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) copying word for word (c) writing every line (d) never looking again
23. 23.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) writing every line (c) tiny cramped writing (d) no headings at all
26. 26.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
27. 27.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a cue column on the left (d) a summary at the bottom
29. 29.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) seeing links in a topic (c) writing an essay out (d) copying a whole book
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) adding small diagrams (c) no headings at all (d) never looking again
32. 32.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
33. 33.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) colours and small icons (c) headings and bullets (d) branches for subtopics
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) main topic in the centre (c) branches for subtopics (d) one keyword per branch
40. 40.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) never looking again (c) writing every line (d) clear headings

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