Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 544 · 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: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) leaving some space (c) tiny cramped writing (d) a look within a day
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) one keyword per branch (c) cue questions in margin (d) branches for subtopics
4. 4.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) a look within a day (c) clear headings (d) your own words
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) colours and small icons (c) a cue column on the left (d) numbered points in order
7. 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) numbered points in order (c) a summary at the bottom (d) notes in the big column
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) colours and small icons
10. 10.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) branches for subtopics (c) one keyword per branch (d) a summary at the bottom
11. 11.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) numbered points in order (c) colours and small icons (d) notes in the big column
12. 12.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
14. 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
15. 15.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) tiny cramped writing (c) leaving some space (d) no headings at all
19. 19.📝 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) headings and bullets (d) notes in the big column
21. 21.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
22. 22.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
23. 23.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) adding small diagrams (c) leaving some space (d) copying word for word
24. 24.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) writing an essay out (c) copying a whole book (d) seeing links in a topic
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) branches for subtopics
26. 26.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) branches for subtopics (c) numbered points in order (d) main topic in the centre
27. 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
28. 28.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) your own words (c) ten colours a page (d) a look within a day
30. 30.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) notes in the big column (d) numbered points in order
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) short keywords (d) never looking again
33. 33.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
35. 35.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
36. 36.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) cue questions in margin (d) main topic in the centre
38. 38.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
39. 39.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit

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