Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 477 · 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.📝 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
2. 2.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) copying word for word (c) no headings at all (d) short keywords
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) main topic in the centre (c) branches for subtopics (d) a cue column on the left
4. 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
5. 5.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
6. 6.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) adding small diagrams (c) never looking again (d) tiny cramped writing
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) clear headings (c) adding small diagrams (d) your own words
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) adding small diagrams (c) your own words (d) a look within a day
9. 9.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) colours and small icons (c) notes in the big column (d) branches for subtopics
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) tiny cramped writing (c) adding small diagrams (d) a look within a day
12. 12.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) one keyword per branch (b) notes in the big column (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
14. 14.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
15. 15.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) your own words (c) ten colours a page (d) copying word for word
16. 16.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
17. 17.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) one keyword per branch (c) numbered points in order (d) main topic in the centre
18. 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
19. 19.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
20. 20.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) a cue column on the left (c) one keyword per branch (d) colours and small icons
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) one keyword per branch (c) colours and small icons (d) top-to-bottom lists
22. 22.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
23. 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
24. 24.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) a drawing (c) nothing (d) the date only
25. 25.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) cues and key questions (b) the teacher’s name (c) the whole chapter (d) your doodles
26. 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) cue questions in margin (c) a cue column on the left (d) colours and small icons
28. 28.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) clear headings (c) writing every line (d) copying word for word
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) your own words (c) clear headings (d) no headings at all
31. 31.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) your own words (c) leaving some space (d) a look within a day
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) never looking again (c) clear headings (d) your own words
33. 33.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in your own words (b) with no headings (c) in tiny writing (d) copied word for word
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) copying word for word (c) your own words (d) no headings at all
36. 36.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
37. 37.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
38. 38.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
39. 39.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) seeing links in a topic (c) hiding the details (d) writing an essay out
40. 40.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True

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