Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 526 · 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) ten colours a page (b) leaving some space (c) your own words (d) adding small diagrams
2. 2.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) never looking again (c) ten colours a page (d) clear headings
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) tiny cramped writing (c) writing every line (d) leaving some space
6. 6.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
7. 7.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
9. 9.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) main topic in the centre (c) headings and bullets (d) branches for subtopics
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) colours and small icons (d) top-to-bottom lists
12. 12.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) copying word for word (c) no headings at all (d) a look within a day
13. 13.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) cues and key questions (c) your doodles (d) the whole chapter
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) leaving some space (c) clear headings (d) your own words
16. 16.📝 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
17. 17.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) seeing links in a topic (b) writing an essay out (c) hiding the details (d) copying a whole book
18. 18.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) a look within a day (c) your own words (d) writing every line
19. 19.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
20. 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) a cue column on the left (c) main topic in the centre (d) notes in the big column
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) tiny cramped writing (c) your own words (d) a look within a day
23. 23.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) one keyword per branch (c) a cue column on the left (d) colours and small icons
25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
26. 26.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) the page number (c) the main topic (d) a small detail
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) your own words (c) copying word for word (d) ten colours a page
28. 28.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
29. 29.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) tiny cramped writing (c) ten colours a page (d) leaving some space
31. 31.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
32. 32.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
33. 33.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
34. 34.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) cue questions in margin
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) notes in the big column (c) headings and bullets (d) colours and small icons
36. 36.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
37. 37.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) never looking again (c) ten colours a page (d) your own words
39. 39.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) notes in the big column (d) headings and bullets

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