Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 481 · 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 notes are written mostly… (a) in your own words (b) in tiny writing (c) copied word for word (d) with no headings
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) notes in the big column (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
3. 3.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
4. 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
5. 5.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) copying word for word (c) short keywords (d) no headings at all
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) cue questions in margin (c) headings and bullets (d) a cue column on the left
7. 7.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
9. 9.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) copying a whole book (c) seeing links in a topic (d) writing an essay out
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a summary at the bottom (d) notes in the big column
11. 11.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) headings and bullets (c) colours and small icons (d) a summary at the bottom
12. 12.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) numbered points in order (c) notes in the big column (d) colours and small icons
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
14. 14.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
15. 15.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a summary at the bottom (c) cue questions in margin (d) top-to-bottom lists
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) adding small diagrams (c) no headings at all (d) copying word for word
17. 17.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
18. 18.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
19. 19.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) notes in the big column (c) cue questions in margin (d) a cue column on the left
21. 21.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) your own words (c) never looking again (d) tiny cramped writing
23. 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
24. 24.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) notes in the big column (c) cue questions in margin (d) a summary at the bottom
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
28. 28.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) ten colours a page (c) your own words (d) copying word for word
29. 29.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) branches for subtopics (d) a cue column on the left
30. 30.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the page number (c) the last point (d) the main topic
31. 31.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) cover notes, use cues (c) they need no review (d) they are colourful
32. 32.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
33. 33.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) your own words (c) leaving some space (d) a look within a day
34. 34.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) adding small diagrams (c) never looking again (d) ten colours a page
35. 35.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
38. 38.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) your own words (c) writing every line (d) adding small diagrams
39. 39.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
40. 40.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False

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