Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 493 · 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 kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
2. 2.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
3. 3.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) adding small diagrams (c) clear headings (d) your own words
4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
5. 5.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) adding small diagrams (c) your own words (d) never looking again
6. 6.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) headings and bullets
8. 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
9. 9.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the whole chapter (b) your doodles (c) the teacher’s name (d) cues and key questions
10. 10.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) main topic in the centre (c) cue questions in margin (d) branches for subtopics
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
14. 14.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) branches for subtopics (c) cue questions in margin (d) top-to-bottom lists
15. 15.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the page number (c) the main topic (d) the last point
17. 17.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) in your own words (c) copied word for word (d) with no headings
18. 18.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) leaving some space (c) writing every line (d) short keywords
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) short keywords (c) ten colours a page (d) never looking again
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
22. 22.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) writing an essay out (c) hiding the details (d) seeing links in a topic
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
24. 24.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) a cue column on the left (c) headings and bullets (d) colours and small icons
26. 26.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) a drawing (c) nothing (d) a short summary
27. 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
28. 28.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) writing every line (c) your own words (d) a look within a day
29. 29.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
30. 30.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) one keyword per branch (c) notes in the big column (d) headings and bullets
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a summary at the bottom (c) cue questions in margin (d) notes in the big column
32. 32.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) never looking again (c) clear headings (d) your own words
35. 35.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) tiny cramped writing (c) adding small diagrams (d) copying word for word
36. 36.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) your own words (c) no headings at all (d) ten colours a page
38. 38.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) cover notes, use cues (b) they are colourful (c) they are long (d) they need no review
39. 39.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False

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