Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 519 · 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: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) main topic in the centre (c) branches for subtopics (d) notes in the big column
4. 4.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) branches for subtopics (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) colours and small icons
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) tiny cramped writing (c) no headings at all (d) your own words
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) ten colours a page (c) your own words (d) leaving some space
7. 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
8. 8.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) with no headings (c) in your own words (d) in tiny writing
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) main topic in the centre (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) no headings at all (c) a look within a day (d) writing every line
11. 11.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
12. 12.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) tiny cramped writing (c) adding small diagrams (d) short keywords
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) adding small diagrams (c) no headings at all (d) your own words
14. 14.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) they are colourful (c) they need no review (d) cover notes, use cues
15. 15.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) never looking again (c) short keywords (d) a look within a day
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) a summary at the bottom
18. 18.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) colours and small icons (c) numbered points in order (d) a cue column on the left
19. 19.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) leaving some space (c) never looking again (d) copying word for word
21. 21.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) branches for subtopics (b) notes in the big column (c) headings and bullets (d) a cue column on the left
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) never looking again (c) short keywords (d) copying word for word
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
25. 25.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) nothing (c) the date only (d) a short summary
26. 26.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
28. 28.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) ten colours a page (c) adding small diagrams (d) no headings at all
29. 29.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) writing every line (c) a look within a day (d) your own words
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) tiny cramped writing (c) leaving some space (d) adding small diagrams
31. 31.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
32. 32.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) writing every line (c) adding small diagrams (d) never looking again
34. 34.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) colours and small icons (c) headings and bullets (d) one keyword per branch
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) notes in the big column (c) branches for subtopics (d) a summary at the bottom
36. 36.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) adding small diagrams (c) copying word for word (d) your own words
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) headings and bullets
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) numbered points in order (c) main topic in the centre (d) colours and small icons
40. 40.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit

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