Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 391 · 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: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) headings and bullets
3. 3.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) one keyword per branch (c) main topic in the centre (d) colours and small icons
5. 5.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) cover notes, use cues (b) they need no review (c) they are long (d) they are colourful
6. 6.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) nothing (c) the date only (d) a short summary
7. 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
8. 8.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a summary at the bottom (c) cue questions in margin (d) headings and bullets
10. 10.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
11. 11.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) writing every line (c) copying word for word (d) short keywords
14. 14.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) branches for subtopics (c) a cue column on the left (d) top-to-bottom lists
15. 15.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) headings and bullets (c) one keyword per branch (d) notes in the big column
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) adding small diagrams (c) leaving some space (d) short keywords
17. 17.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) notes in the big column (c) numbered points in order (d) branches for subtopics
19. 19.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) cue questions in margin (c) one keyword per branch (d) numbered points in order
20. 20.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) your doodles (c) cues and key questions (d) the whole chapter
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) a cue column on the left (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists
22. 22.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
23. 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
25. 25.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) tiny cramped writing (c) ten colours a page (d) adding small diagrams
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) tiny cramped writing (c) never looking again (d) leaving some space
27. 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
28. 28.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) no headings at all (c) tiny cramped writing (d) copying word for word
29. 29.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) headings and bullets (c) a summary at the bottom (d) a cue column on the left
31. 31.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
34. 34.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
35. 35.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
36. 36.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
37. 37.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) your own words (c) no headings at all (d) copying word for word
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) colours and small icons (c) a cue column on the left (d) cue questions in margin
40. 40.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) seeing links in a topic (b) writing an essay out (c) copying a whole book (d) hiding the details

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