Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 525 · 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 poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) clear headings (c) ten colours a page (d) short keywords
2. 2.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) a summary at the bottom (c) branches for subtopics (d) main topic in the centre
3. 3.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) one keyword per branch (c) a cue column on the left (d) a summary at the bottom
5. 5.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) writing every line (c) leaving some space (d) no headings at all
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) copying word for word (c) never looking again (d) adding small diagrams
8. 8.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) a summary at the bottom (c) cue questions in margin (d) one keyword per branch
10. 10.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) main topic in the centre (d) cue questions in margin
11. 11.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) tiny cramped writing (c) adding small diagrams (d) copying word for word
12. 12.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) cue questions in margin (c) a summary at the bottom (d) main topic in the centre
16. 16.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) the date only (c) nothing (d) a short summary
17. 17.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) cue questions in margin
18. 18.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) a small detail (c) the main topic (d) the page number
19. 19.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
20. 20.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) notes in the big column (d) branches for subtopics
21. 21.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
22. 22.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
23. 23.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
24. 24.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) copying word for word (c) adding small diagrams (d) clear headings
25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
26. 26.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) notes in the big column (c) headings and bullets (d) one keyword per branch
28. 28.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) tiny cramped writing (c) a look within a day (d) your own words
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) adding small diagrams (c) short keywords (d) no headings at all
31. 31.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) they are long (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they are colourful
33. 33.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
34. 34.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) cues and key questions (c) the whole chapter (d) your doodles
36. 36.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
37. 37.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) copied word for word (c) in your own words (d) with no headings
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) writing every line (c) no headings at all (d) tiny cramped writing
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) branches for subtopics (c) colours and small icons (d) main topic in the centre
40. 40.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) one keyword per branch (d) colours and small icons

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