Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 369 · 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.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) they are long (c) they are colourful (d) cover notes, use cues
2. 2.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) short keywords (c) clear headings (d) ten colours a page
3. 3.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) writing every line (c) adding small diagrams (d) tiny cramped writing
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) your own words (c) leaving some space (d) writing every line
7. 7.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) writing every line (c) adding small diagrams (d) ten colours a page
8. 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
9. 9.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) adding small diagrams (c) writing every line (d) a look within a day
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) copying word for word (c) writing every line (d) ten colours a page
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) a cue column on the left (c) one keyword per branch (d) branches for subtopics
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
13. 13.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) no headings at all (c) writing every line (d) tiny cramped writing
14. 14.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) copying word for word (c) writing every line (d) never looking again
15. 15.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
16. 16.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) a drawing (c) nothing (d) the date only
17. 17.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) notes in the big column (c) colours and small icons (d) a summary at the bottom
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) no headings at all (c) clear headings (d) leaving some space
20. 20.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
22. 22.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) with no headings (c) in tiny writing (d) in your own words
23. 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
24. 24.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) leaving some space (c) adding small diagrams (d) ten colours a page
26. 26.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) headings and bullets (c) main topic in the centre (d) colours and small icons
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) writing every line (c) copying word for word (d) leaving some space
29. 29.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) the last point (c) a small detail (d) the main topic
30. 30.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a cue column on the left (c) one keyword per branch (d) a summary at the bottom
32. 32.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
33. 33.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
34. 34.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) leaving some space (c) tiny cramped writing (d) a look within a day
36. 36.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) cue questions in margin (d) main topic in the centre
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) your own words (c) never looking again (d) copying word for word
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) writing every line (c) copying word for word (d) short keywords
39. 39.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
40. 40.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) one keyword per branch (c) branches for subtopics (d) numbered points in order

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