Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 401 · 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.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) one keyword per branch (c) a cue column on the left (d) notes in the big column
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) branches for subtopics (c) headings and bullets (d) main topic in the centre
5. 5.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) writing every line (c) never looking again (d) short keywords
7. 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) copying word for word (c) tiny cramped writing (d) clear headings
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) leaving some space (c) your own words (d) writing every line
10. 10.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in your own words (b) in tiny writing (c) copied word for word (d) with no headings
11. 11.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) main topic in the centre (c) a cue column on the left (d) top-to-bottom lists
13. 13.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) cue questions in margin (c) a cue column on the left (d) headings and bullets
16. 16.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) main topic in the centre (d) numbered points in order
18. 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) main topic in the centre (c) one keyword per branch (d) cue questions in margin
20. 20.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) the main topic (c) a small detail (d) the page number
21. 21.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) top-to-bottom lists
23. 23.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) leaving some space (c) adding small diagrams (d) ten colours a page
24. 24.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 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
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
28. 28.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) cue questions in margin (c) notes in the big column (d) colours and small icons
30. 30.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) main topic in the centre (c) cue questions in margin (d) headings and bullets
31. 31.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
32. 32.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) one keyword per branch (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
33. 33.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
34. 34.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
35. 35.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) clear headings (c) adding small diagrams (d) leaving some space
37. 37.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) cover notes, use cues (c) they are colourful (d) they need no review
38. 38.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) colours and small icons (c) a summary at the bottom (d) a cue column on the left
40. 40.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) writing every line (c) never looking again (d) clear headings

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