Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 433 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a summary at the bottom (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
2. 2.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) adding small diagrams (c) writing every line (d) short keywords
3. 3.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the last point (c) the main topic (d) the page number
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) copying word for word (c) ten colours a page (d) tiny cramped writing
5. 5.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) no headings at all (c) never looking again (d) leaving some space
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) cue questions in margin (c) headings and bullets (d) a summary at the bottom
7. 7.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) notes in the big column (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a cue column on the left
9. 9.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
11. 11.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) branches for subtopics (c) a cue column on the left (d) colours and small icons
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
14. 14.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
15. 15.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) no headings at all (c) never looking again (d) a look within a day
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) short keywords (c) writing every line (d) your own words
18. 18.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) the whole chapter (c) cues and key questions (d) the teacher’s name
19. 19.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) nothing (c) a short summary (d) the date only
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) main topic in the centre (c) numbered points in order (d) branches for subtopics
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) a cue column on the left (c) notes in the big column (d) one keyword per branch
23. 23.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
24. 24.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) never looking again (c) ten colours a page (d) short keywords
25. 25.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) branches for subtopics (c) notes in the big column (d) colours and small icons
26. 26.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
28. 28.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
29. 29.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) writing every line (c) your own words (d) ten colours a page
30. 30.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) your own words (c) ten colours a page (d) short keywords
31. 31.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
32. 32.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
34. 34.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) they need no review (c) they are long (d) cover notes, use cues
36. 36.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) no headings at all (c) a look within a day (d) leaving some space
37. 37.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) one keyword per branch (c) a summary at the bottom (d) numbered points in order
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
39. 39.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
40. 40.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False

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