Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 541 · 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: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) writing every line (c) a look within a day (d) adding small diagrams
3. 3.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) the main topic (c) a small detail (d) the page number
4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
5. 5.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) your own words (c) never looking again (d) ten colours a page
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) main topic in the centre (c) notes in the big column (d) one keyword per branch
7. 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
8. 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
9. 9.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) a drawing (c) nothing (d) a short summary
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) tiny cramped writing (c) clear headings (d) never looking again
11. 11.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) the whole chapter (c) the teacher’s name (d) cues and key questions
12. 12.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) a summary at the bottom (d) main topic in the centre
14. 14.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) one keyword per branch (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a cue column on the left
15. 15.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) tiny cramped writing (c) adding small diagrams (d) a look within a day
16. 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
17. 17.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) a cue column on the left (d) colours and small icons
18. 18.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) tiny cramped writing (c) ten colours a page (d) clear headings
19. 19.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) short keywords (c) adding small diagrams (d) your own words
20. 20.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) cover notes, use cues (b) they are colourful (c) they are long (d) they need no review
21. 21.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) a cue column on the left (c) main topic in the centre (d) one keyword per branch
23. 23.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) cue questions in margin (c) headings and bullets (d) branches for subtopics
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
25. 25.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) writing every line (c) leaving some space (d) adding small diagrams
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) cue questions in margin (d) branches for subtopics
28. 28.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a summary at the bottom (c) main topic in the centre (d) top-to-bottom lists
29. 29.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) with no headings (c) in your own words (d) copied word for word
31. 31.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) never looking again (c) ten colours a page (d) tiny cramped writing
32. 32.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) adding small diagrams (c) no headings at all (d) copying word for word
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) your own words (c) leaving some space (d) ten colours a page
35. 35.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) notes in the big column (c) a summary at the bottom (d) top-to-bottom lists
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) colours and small icons (c) notes in the big column (d) branches for subtopics
38. 38.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) main topic in the centre (d) cue questions in margin
39. 39.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
40. 40.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) never looking again (c) writing every line (d) ten colours a page

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