Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 431 · 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) clear headings (b) a look within a day (c) short keywords (d) tiny cramped writing
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (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) leaving some space (c) no headings at all (d) clear headings
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) cue questions in margin (c) a cue column on the left (d) a summary at the bottom
5. 5.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) a summary at the bottom (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
7. 7.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
8. 8.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) numbered points in order (d) one keyword per branch
9. 9.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) clear headings (c) adding small diagrams (d) your own words
12. 12.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a summary at the bottom (d) main topic in the centre
13. 13.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) numbered points in order (c) colours and small icons (d) one keyword per branch
15. 15.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
16. 16.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) one keyword per branch (c) colours and small icons (d) a cue column on the left
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) a look within a day (c) tiny cramped writing (d) ten colours a page
19. 19.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
20. 20.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) numbered points in order (c) a summary at the bottom (d) branches for subtopics
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) colours and small icons (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) branches for subtopics (c) one keyword per branch (d) main topic in the centre
23. 23.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the whole chapter (b) cues and key questions (c) your doodles (d) the teacher’s name
24. 24.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) main topic in the centre (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) notes in the big column
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) a look within a day (c) ten colours a page (d) your own words
26. 26.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) cue questions in margin (c) colours and small icons (d) headings and bullets
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) clear headings (c) writing every line (d) ten colours a page
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) tiny cramped writing (c) adding small diagrams (d) copying word for word
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) no headings at all (c) never looking again (d) short keywords
30. 30.📝 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
31. 31.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
32. 32.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) a look within a day (c) copying word for word (d) writing every line
33. 33.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
36. 36.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) copying word for word (c) short keywords (d) never looking again
37. 37.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) a short summary (c) nothing (d) a drawing
38. 38.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) writing an essay out (c) seeing links in a topic (d) copying a whole book
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) colours and small icons (c) one keyword per branch (d) a summary at the bottom
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) a look within a day (c) short keywords (d) your own words

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