Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 381 · 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.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) your own words (c) writing every line (d) clear headings
4. 4.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) main topic in the centre (b) numbered points in order (c) cue questions in margin (d) a summary at the bottom
5. 5.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a cue column on the left (c) branches for subtopics (d) numbered points in order
6. 6.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
7. 7.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 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
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) main topic in the centre (c) branches for subtopics (d) one keyword per branch
11. 11.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
12. 12.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) branches for subtopics (c) one keyword per branch (d) numbered points in order
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) branches for subtopics (c) notes in the big column (d) cue questions in margin
14. 14.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
15. 15.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) copying word for word (c) clear headings (d) short keywords
17. 17.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) no headings at all (c) ten colours a page (d) clear headings
18. 18.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) copying word for word (c) tiny cramped writing (d) never looking again
19. 19.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) never looking again (c) your own words (d) no headings at all
20. 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) headings and bullets
22. 22.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) a cue column on the left (c) cue questions in margin (d) headings and bullets
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) short keywords (c) tiny cramped writing (d) leaving some space
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) never looking again (c) leaving some space (d) a look within a day
26. 26.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
27. 27.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in your own words (b) copied word for word (c) with no headings (d) in tiny writing
29. 29.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) the date only (c) nothing (d) a short summary
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) your own words (c) writing every line (d) copying word for word
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) ten colours a page (c) a look within a day (d) no headings at all
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) notes in the big column (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) ten colours a page (c) tiny cramped writing (d) writing every line
34. 34.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) seeing links in a topic (b) hiding the details (c) writing an essay out (d) copying a whole book
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) main topic in the centre
36. 36.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) branches for subtopics (c) colours and small icons (d) top-to-bottom lists
37. 37.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) short keywords (c) copying word for word (d) no headings at all
38. 38.🗺️ 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) notes in the big column (c) a cue column on the left (d) cue questions in margin
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) ten colours a page (c) leaving some space (d) clear headings

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