Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 420 · 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: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) numbered points in order (c) main topic in the centre (d) colours and small icons
4. 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
5. 5.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) writing every line (c) tiny cramped writing (d) short keywords
6. 6.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in your own words (b) in tiny writing (c) with no headings (d) copied word for word
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) short keywords (c) a look within a day (d) adding small diagrams
8. 8.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) writing every line (c) a look within a day (d) no headings at all
10. 10.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) they are long (c) they are colourful (d) cover notes, use cues
11. 11.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) main topic in the centre (c) branches for subtopics (d) headings and bullets
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) ten colours a page (c) leaving some space (d) writing every line
13. 13.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) the whole chapter (c) the teacher’s name (d) cues and key questions
14. 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) branches for subtopics (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) headings and bullets
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) adding small diagrams (c) no headings at all (d) copying word for word
17. 17.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) short keywords (c) clear headings (d) your own words
18. 18.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) copying word for word (c) your own words (d) no headings at all
19. 19.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) a short summary (c) nothing (d) the date only
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) no headings at all (c) never looking again (d) a look within a day
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) colours and small icons (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) notes in the big column (d) a summary at the bottom
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a summary at the bottom (c) cue questions in margin (d) a cue column on the left
24. 24.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗺️ 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
26. 26.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
28. 28.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) notes in the big column (c) cue questions in margin (d) one keyword per branch
29. 29.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) clear headings (c) ten colours a page (d) tiny cramped writing
31. 31.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) colours and small icons (b) a cue column on the left (c) numbered points in order (d) headings and bullets
33. 33.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) writing every line (c) a look within a day (d) your own words
34. 34.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) a summary at the bottom (c) main topic in the centre (d) numbered points in order
35. 35.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
36. 36.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) seeing links in a topic (b) copying a whole book (c) hiding the details (d) writing an essay out
37. 37.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
39. 39.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True

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