Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 543 · 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.🗺️ 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) ten colours a page (c) no headings at all (d) never looking again
4. 4.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) ten colours a page (c) writing every line (d) copying word for word
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) colours and small icons (c) branches for subtopics (d) main topic in the centre
6. 6.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) your own words (c) writing every line (d) never looking again
8. 8.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) nothing (b) the date only (c) a short summary (d) a drawing
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) cue questions in margin (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) notes in the big column
10. 10.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
11. 11.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) branches for subtopics (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
12. 12.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) one keyword per branch (c) headings and bullets (d) a summary at the bottom
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
14. 14.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) ten colours a page (c) leaving some space (d) short keywords
15. 15.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) the whole chapter (c) cues and key questions (d) the teacher’s name
16. 16.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) tiny cramped writing (c) writing every line (d) a look within a day
17. 17.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) a look within a day (c) short keywords (d) clear headings
19. 19.📝 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) branches for subtopics (d) headings and bullets
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
22. 22.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) adding small diagrams (c) writing every line (d) your own words
24. 24.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) cue questions in margin (c) colours and small icons (d) numbered points in order
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) writing every line (c) copying word for word (d) short keywords
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) ten colours a page (c) adding small diagrams (d) writing every line
27. 27.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) short keywords (c) a look within a day (d) copying word for word
29. 29.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
30. 30.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) ten colours a page (c) a look within a day (d) writing every line
32. 32.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) a cue column on the left (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists
33. 33.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) in tiny writing (c) copied word for word (d) in your own words
34. 34.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
35. 35.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) ten colours a page (c) short keywords (d) writing every line
36. 36.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) no headings at all (c) copying word for word (d) ten colours a page
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
39. 39.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
40. 40.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False

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