Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 298 · 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) writing every line (b) no headings at all (c) adding small diagrams (d) never looking again
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
3. 3.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
4. 4.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) a cue column on the left (c) cue questions in margin (d) main topic in the centre
5. 5.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) copying word for word (c) adding small diagrams (d) a look within a day
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) one keyword per branch (c) cue questions in margin (d) headings and bullets
7. 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
8. 8.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) copied word for word (c) in your own words (d) in tiny writing
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) a summary at the bottom (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a cue column on the left
10. 10.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
11. 11.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
13. 13.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
14. 14.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) headings and bullets (c) colours and small icons (d) a cue column on the left
15. 15.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) one keyword per branch (c) headings and bullets (d) branches for subtopics
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) a summary at the bottom (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) headings and bullets
17. 17.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) leaving some space (c) short keywords (d) writing every line
18. 18.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) cue questions in margin (c) a cue column on the left (d) a summary at the bottom
20. 20.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) numbered points in order (d) main topic in the centre
22. 22.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) adding small diagrams (c) leaving some space (d) never looking again
25. 25.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a summary at the bottom (d) colours and small icons
26. 26.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
28. 28.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
29. 29.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
30. 30.📝 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
31. 31.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) a small detail (c) the main topic (d) the page number
33. 33.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) never looking again (c) your own words (d) copying word for word
34. 34.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the whole chapter (b) your doodles (c) cues and key questions (d) the teacher’s name
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) notes in the big column (c) a cue column on the left (d) branches for subtopics
36. 36.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) cue questions in margin (c) notes in the big column (d) main topic in the centre
38. 38.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) headings and bullets
40. 40.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) short keywords (c) tiny cramped writing (d) never looking again

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