Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

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

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