Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 409 · 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.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) no headings at all (c) ten colours a page (d) tiny cramped writing
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
3. 3.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) short keywords (c) writing every line (d) your own words
4. 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
5. 5.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) your own words (c) ten colours a page (d) adding small diagrams
6. 6.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
7. 7.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
8. 8.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) never looking again (c) no headings at all (d) writing every line
9. 9.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) main topic in the centre (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists
11. 11.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
12. 12.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) a cue column on the left (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) headings and bullets
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) copying word for word (c) ten colours a page (d) tiny cramped writing
15. 15.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) cover notes, use cues (c) they need no review (d) they are long
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) colours and small icons (b) numbered points in order (c) a summary at the bottom (d) a cue column on the left
17. 17.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
18. 18.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) no headings at all (c) tiny cramped writing (d) never looking again
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) notes in the big column (c) main topic in the centre (d) one keyword per branch
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) one keyword per branch (c) branches for subtopics (d) headings and bullets
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) one keyword per branch (c) cue questions in margin (d) a cue column on the left
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) never looking again (c) leaving some space (d) writing every line
24. 24.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) a drawing (c) a short summary (d) nothing
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) a cue column on the left (c) cue questions in margin (d) notes in the big column
26. 26.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
28. 28.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) main topic in the centre (c) branches for subtopics (d) a summary at the bottom
29. 29.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a summary at the bottom (c) a cue column on the left (d) cue questions in margin
32. 32.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) never looking again (c) a look within a day (d) adding small diagrams
33. 33.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
34. 34.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
35. 35.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) seeing links in a topic (c) hiding the details (d) writing an essay out
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) colours and small icons (d) a summary at the bottom
37. 37.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) notes in the big column (c) branches for subtopics (d) a cue column on the left
38. 38.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) with no headings (c) in tiny writing (d) in your own words
39. 39.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) adding small diagrams (c) your own words (d) short keywords
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) clear headings (c) short keywords (d) tiny cramped writing

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