Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 487 · 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 poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) they are long (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they need no review
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) copying word for word (c) tiny cramped writing (d) writing every line
4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
5. 5.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
6. 6.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) clear headings (c) tiny cramped writing (d) your own words
7. 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
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.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) your doodles (c) the whole chapter (d) cues and key questions
10. 10.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
11. 11.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) never looking again (c) adding small diagrams (d) ten colours a page
12. 12.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) main topic in the centre (c) headings and bullets (d) a cue column on the left
13. 13.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) cue questions in margin (c) headings and bullets (d) main topic in the centre
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) main topic in the centre (c) a summary at the bottom (d) cue questions in margin
15. 15.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
16. 16.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) branches for subtopics (c) a cue column on the left (d) cue questions in margin
20. 20.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) a summary at the bottom (c) notes in the big column (d) branches for subtopics
21. 21.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
23. 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
24. 24.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
26. 26.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
27. 27.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) no headings at all (c) ten colours a page (d) never looking again
29. 29.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) numbered points in order (c) a cue column on the left (d) headings and bullets
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) main topic in the centre (d) a cue column on the left
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) adding small diagrams (c) leaving some space (d) a look within a day
33. 33.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the main topic (b) the last point (c) the page number (d) a small detail
34. 34.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) a look within a day (c) clear headings (d) copying word for word
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) your own words (c) a look within a day (d) tiny cramped writing
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) a cue column on the left (c) branches for subtopics (d) one keyword per branch
38. 38.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) notes in the big column (c) numbered points in order (d) colours and small icons
40. 40.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes

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