Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 500 · 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.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) nothing (b) the date only (c) a drawing (d) a short summary
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) main topic in the centre (c) headings and bullets (d) branches for subtopics
3. 3.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) seeing links in a topic (c) copying a whole book (d) hiding the details
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) headings and bullets
6. 6.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) a look within a day (c) writing every line (d) no headings at all
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.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) the last point (c) the main topic (d) a small detail
9. 9.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) a look within a day (c) copying word for word (d) writing every line
11. 11.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) headings and bullets (c) colours and small icons (d) a cue column on the left
12. 12.🔍 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) cue questions in margin
13. 13.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) leaving some space (c) no headings at all (d) clear headings
15. 15.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) a cue column on the left (c) a summary at the bottom (d) one keyword per branch
17. 17.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
18. 18.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) numbered points in order (c) one keyword per branch (d) a cue column on the left
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) leaving some space (c) writing every line (d) no headings at all
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) main topic in the centre (d) numbered points in order
22. 22.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) tiny cramped writing (c) leaving some space (d) writing every line
23. 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
24. 24.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a summary at the bottom (d) main topic in the centre
25. 25.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) a look within a day (c) ten colours a page (d) your own words
27. 27.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) never looking again (c) adding small diagrams (d) clear headings
28. 28.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) cue questions in margin (c) a summary at the bottom (d) numbered points in order
30. 30.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
31. 31.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) a look within a day (c) short keywords (d) clear headings
33. 33.📝 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
34. 34.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) branches for subtopics
35. 35.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
39. 39.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
40. 40.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes

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