Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 447 · 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) adding small diagrams (b) your own words (c) clear headings (d) no headings at all
2. 2.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) a cue column on the left (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) main topic in the centre
4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
5. 5.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
6. 6.📝 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
7. 7.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
8. 8.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a summary at the bottom (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) main topic in the centre
9. 9.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
10. 10.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) tiny cramped writing (c) leaving some space (d) clear headings
11. 11.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) a cue column on the left (d) headings and bullets
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) leaving some space (c) copying word for word (d) no headings at all
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) colours and small icons (c) cue questions in margin (d) a cue column on the left
15. 15.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) main topic in the centre (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) never looking again (c) your own words (d) a look within a day
18. 18.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) a look within a day (c) no headings at all (d) ten colours a page
19. 19.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) cue questions in margin
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) one keyword per branch (c) a summary at the bottom (d) top-to-bottom lists
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) writing every line (c) clear headings (d) adding small diagrams
23. 23.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
25. 25.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) seeing links in a topic (b) writing an essay out (c) hiding the details (d) copying a whole book
27. 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
28. 28.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) your own words (c) never looking again (d) copying word for word
29. 29.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
30. 30.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) branches for subtopics (c) a summary at the bottom (d) main topic in the centre
32. 32.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) in tiny writing (c) with no headings (d) in your own words
35. 35.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) ten colours a page (c) no headings at all (d) writing every line
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) main topic in the centre (c) a cue column on the left (d) a summary at the bottom
37. 37.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) adding small diagrams (c) a look within a day (d) writing every line
38. 38.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) main topic in the centre (c) notes in the big column (d) headings and bullets
40. 40.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) branches for subtopics (c) a summary at the bottom (d) top-to-bottom lists

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