Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 441 · 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.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) main topic in the centre (c) notes in the big column (d) cue questions in margin
5. 5.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
6. 6.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
7. 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
8. 8.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) branches for subtopics (c) headings and bullets (d) a summary at the bottom
10. 10.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) copying word for word (c) never looking again (d) short keywords
11. 11.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) branches for subtopics (c) one keyword per branch (d) a cue column on the left
12. 12.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) tiny cramped writing (c) writing every line (d) your own words
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) your own words (c) clear headings (d) no headings at all
15. 15.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) adding small diagrams (c) your own words (d) tiny cramped writing
16. 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
17. 17.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) a short summary (c) nothing (d) a drawing
18. 18.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
19. 19.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) colours and small icons (d) cue questions in margin
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
22. 22.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
24. 24.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) a look within a day (c) no headings at all (d) adding small diagrams
26. 26.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) cues and key questions (c) the teacher’s name (d) the whole chapter
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) notes in the big column
29. 29.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) notes in the big column (d) branches for subtopics
30. 30.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) they are colourful (c) they need no review (d) cover notes, use cues
31. 31.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
33. 33.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
34. 34.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) notes in the big column (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
36. 36.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
37. 37.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) cue questions in margin (c) colours and small icons (d) numbered points in order
38. 38.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the page number (c) the last point (d) the main topic
39. 39.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False

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