Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 51 · 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 of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) notes in the big column (d) branches for subtopics
2. 2.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) short keywords (c) leaving some space (d) a look within a day
4. 4.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) ten colours a page (c) adding small diagrams (d) no headings at all
5. 5.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) cover notes, use cues (c) they are colourful (d) they are long
6. 6.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) your own words (c) clear headings (d) leaving some space
7. 7.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) writing an essay out (c) seeing links in a topic (d) copying a whole book
8. 8.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) cues and key questions (b) your doodles (c) the teacher’s name (d) the whole chapter
9. 9.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) a look within a day (c) writing every line (d) short keywords
10. 10.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) your own words (c) a look within a day (d) short keywords
11. 11.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
13. 13.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) a drawing (c) the date only (d) nothing
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) never looking again (c) copying word for word (d) writing every line
16. 16.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) writing every line (c) never looking again (d) copying word for word
18. 18.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
22. 22.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
23. 23.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) main topic in the centre (c) colours and small icons (d) numbered points in order
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) adding small diagrams (c) short keywords (d) never looking again
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) colours and small icons (c) one keyword per branch (d) numbered points in order
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) main topic in the centre (c) colours and small icons (d) branches for subtopics
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) short keywords (c) writing every line (d) adding small diagrams
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) tiny cramped writing (c) no headings at all (d) never looking again
30. 30.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) tiny cramped writing (c) ten colours a page (d) copying word for word
31. 31.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
32. 32.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
33. 33.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
34. 34.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) main topic in the centre (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) one keyword per branch (d) a summary at the bottom
36. 36.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) colours and small icons (c) branches for subtopics (d) cue questions in margin
40. 40.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True

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