Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 415 · 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 poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) your own words (c) clear headings (d) no headings at all
2. 2.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
4. 4.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) the date only (c) nothing (d) a short summary
5. 5.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) numbered points in order (c) cue questions in margin (d) branches for subtopics
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) writing every line (c) no headings at all (d) clear headings
8. 8.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) writing every line (c) ten colours a page (d) never looking again
10. 10.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) the teacher’s name (c) cues and key questions (d) the whole chapter
12. 12.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
13. 13.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) numbered points in order (c) main topic in the centre (d) cue questions in margin
14. 14.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the main topic (b) the page number (c) the last point (d) a small detail
15. 15.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) your own words (c) copying word for word (d) tiny cramped writing
17. 17.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) headings and bullets (d) one keyword per branch
18. 18.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) your own words (c) never looking again (d) writing every line
19. 19.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) they are long (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they are colourful
20. 20.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) one keyword per branch (b) notes in the big column (c) a summary at the bottom (d) numbered points in order
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) colours and small icons (c) numbered points in order (d) a cue column on the left
22. 22.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
23. 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
24. 24.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) never looking again (c) leaving some space (d) short keywords
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) writing every line (c) short keywords (d) no headings at all
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) colours and small icons (c) one keyword per branch (d) branches for subtopics
27. 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
28. 28.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) writing an essay out (c) hiding the details (d) seeing links in a topic
29. 29.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) ten colours a page (c) short keywords (d) writing every line
30. 30.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) main topic in the centre (c) headings and bullets (d) notes in the big column
32. 32.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a summary at the bottom
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) no headings at all (c) leaving some space (d) short keywords
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) main topic in the centre (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) cue questions in margin (d) a cue column on the left
36. 36.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
38. 38.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False

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