Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 445 · 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: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) notes in the big column (c) branches for subtopics (d) headings and bullets
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) branches for subtopics (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a cue column on the left
4. 4.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) adding small diagrams (c) your own words (d) leaving some space
5. 5.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
7. 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
8. 8.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) your own words (c) clear headings (d) adding small diagrams
9. 9.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) adding small diagrams (c) your own words (d) tiny cramped writing
10. 10.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
11. 11.🗺️ 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
12. 12.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a cue column on the left (c) a summary at the bottom (d) colours and small icons
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) notes in the big column (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
14. 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) adding small diagrams (c) a look within a day (d) leaving some space
16. 16.🔍 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) cue questions in margin
17. 17.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) cue questions in margin (c) headings and bullets (d) main topic in the centre
18. 18.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
19. 19.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) in your own words (c) in tiny writing (d) copied word for word
21. 21.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) nothing (c) the date only (d) a drawing
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) headings and bullets (c) branches for subtopics (d) notes in the big column
23. 23.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) ten colours a page (c) your own words (d) adding small diagrams
25. 25.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) never looking again (c) copying word for word (d) short keywords
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) a cue column on the left (c) colours and small icons (d) cue questions in margin
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) a summary at the bottom (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) tiny cramped writing (c) copying word for word (d) no headings at all
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) main topic in the centre
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) cue questions in margin (c) one keyword per branch (d) main topic in the centre
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a cue column on the left (d) cue questions in margin
34. 34.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the whole chapter (b) your doodles (c) cues and key questions (d) the teacher’s name
35. 35.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
37. 37.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) branches for subtopics (c) colours and small icons (d) top-to-bottom lists
38. 38.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) they need no review (c) they are colourful (d) cover notes, use cues
39. 39.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) branches for subtopics (c) one keyword per branch (d) numbered points in order

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