Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

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

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