Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 475 · 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.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) short keywords (c) your own words (d) leaving some space
3. 3.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
5. 5.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) tiny cramped writing (c) writing every line (d) your own words
6. 6.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) headings and bullets (c) a cue column on the left (d) main topic in the centre
8. 8.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) nothing (b) a short summary (c) the date only (d) a drawing
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) numbered points in order (c) colours and small icons (d) a cue column on the left
10. 10.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
11. 11.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
12. 12.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) a summary at the bottom (d) main topic in the centre
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) main topic in the centre (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) branches for subtopics
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) copying word for word (c) writing every line (d) leaving some space
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) main topic in the centre (c) branches for subtopics (d) notes in the big column
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) clear headings (c) adding small diagrams (d) writing every line
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) ten colours a page (c) copying word for word (d) your own words
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) no headings at all (c) your own words (d) a look within a day
20. 20.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) cues and key questions (b) the whole chapter (c) the teacher’s name (d) your doodles
21. 21.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) the main topic (c) the page number (d) a small detail
22. 22.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) in your own words (c) in tiny writing (d) with no headings
23. 23.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
24. 24.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
27. 27.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) clear headings (c) your own words (d) adding small diagrams
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) copying word for word (c) writing every line (d) adding small diagrams
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) short keywords (c) never looking again (d) clear headings
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) cue questions in margin (c) a cue column on the left (d) numbered points in order
31. 31.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) a look within a day (c) no headings at all (d) copying word for word
32. 32.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) they are colourful (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they are long
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) writing every line (c) ten colours a page (d) clear headings
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) colours and small icons (c) notes in the big column (d) top-to-bottom lists
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) main topic in the centre (c) a cue column on the left (d) a summary at the bottom
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) one keyword per branch (c) a cue column on the left (d) main topic in the centre
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) main topic in the centre (c) headings and bullets (d) notes in the big column
40. 40.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit

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