Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 527 · 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 good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) writing every line (c) ten colours a page (d) your own words
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) cue questions in margin (c) branches for subtopics (d) one keyword per branch
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) adding small diagrams (c) copying word for word (d) your own words
4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) copying word for word (c) never looking again (d) short keywords
6. 6.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
8. 8.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) leaving some space (c) your own words (d) no headings at all
9. 9.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) cover notes, use cues (c) they need no review (d) they are long
11. 11.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
13. 13.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) leaving some space (c) copying word for word (d) tiny cramped writing
14. 14.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) main topic in the centre (c) headings and bullets (d) a summary at the bottom
15. 15.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) clear headings (c) your own words (d) short keywords
16. 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
17. 17.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) hiding the details (c) copying a whole book (d) seeing links in a topic
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) adding small diagrams (c) leaving some space (d) ten colours a page
19. 19.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) short keywords (c) leaving some space (d) copying word for word
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) a cue column on the left (c) colours and small icons (d) cue questions in margin
22. 22.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) colours and small icons (c) main topic in the centre (d) notes in the big column
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
25. 25.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) cues and key questions (b) the teacher’s name (c) the whole chapter (d) your doodles
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) notes in the big column
27. 27.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) clear headings (c) short keywords (d) writing every line
28. 28.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
29. 29.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) adding small diagrams (c) tiny cramped writing (d) short keywords
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) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) one keyword per branch (c) main topic in the centre (d) a cue column on the left
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) numbered points in order (c) notes in the big column (d) a cue column on the left
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) cue questions in margin (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) headings and bullets
36. 36.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) nothing (b) the date only (c) a drawing (d) a short summary
38. 38.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
39. 39.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
40. 40.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) main topic in the centre (c) branches for subtopics (d) a cue column on the left

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