Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 444 · 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 kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
2. 2.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) they are colourful (c) they are long (d) cover notes, use cues
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) never looking again (c) leaving some space (d) a look within a day
4. 4.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) copied word for word (c) in your own words (d) with no headings
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) numbered points in order (c) a cue column on the left (d) colours and small icons
7. 7.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
8. 8.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
10. 10.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) never looking again (c) clear headings (d) ten colours a page
11. 11.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) notes in the big column (c) a summary at the bottom (d) numbered points in order
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) clear headings (c) no headings at all (d) a look within a day
13. 13.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) tiny cramped writing (c) copying word for word (d) leaving some space
15. 15.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) main topic in the centre (c) branches for subtopics (d) a summary at the bottom
16. 16.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) adding small diagrams (c) no headings at all (d) clear headings
18. 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) branches for subtopics (c) one keyword per branch (d) headings and bullets
20. 20.📝 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
21. 21.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) nothing (c) a short summary (d) the date only
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) tiny cramped writing (c) copying word for word (d) writing every line
23. 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
24. 24.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) colours and small icons (c) a summary at the bottom (d) numbered points in order
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) notes in the big column (c) one keyword per branch (d) a summary at the bottom
26. 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
27. 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
28. 28.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) notes in the big column (c) main topic in the centre (d) cue questions in margin
29. 29.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
30. 30.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
31. 31.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) cue questions in margin (d) colours and small icons
33. 33.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
36. 36.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) seeing links in a topic (c) hiding the details (d) copying a whole book
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) main topic in the centre (d) headings and bullets
40. 40.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) the page number (c) the main topic (d) a small detail

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