Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 552 · 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) leaving some space (b) never looking again (c) adding small diagrams (d) a look within a day
2. 2.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) tiny cramped writing (c) adding small diagrams (d) a look within a day
3. 3.📝 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
4. 4.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) main topic in the centre (c) a summary at the bottom (d) a cue column on the left
5. 5.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
6. 6.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
7. 7.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) colours and small icons (c) one keyword per branch (d) numbered points in order
8. 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a summary at the bottom (c) colours and small icons (d) a cue column on the left
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) branches for subtopics (c) a summary at the bottom (d) a cue column on the left
11. 11.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) cover notes, use cues (b) they need no review (c) they are colourful (d) they are long
12. 12.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the main topic (c) the last point (d) the page number
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) a look within a day (c) short keywords (d) your own words
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) your own words (c) copying word for word (d) tiny cramped writing
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) copying word for word (c) clear headings (d) your own words
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) adding small diagrams (c) writing every line (d) tiny cramped writing
18. 18.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) main topic in the centre (d) a cue column on the left
19. 19.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) headings and bullets (c) branches for subtopics (d) notes in the big column
21. 21.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
22. 22.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
23. 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
25. 25.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) no headings at all (c) writing every line (d) ten colours a page
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a summary at the bottom (c) cue questions in margin (d) notes in the big column
28. 28.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
29. 29.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) short keywords (c) no headings at all (d) tiny cramped writing
31. 31.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
32. 32.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) leaving some space (c) writing every line (d) adding small diagrams
34. 34.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) a short summary (c) nothing (d) the date only
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) one keyword per branch (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists
36. 36.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
37. 37.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) hiding the details (c) seeing links in a topic (d) writing an essay out
38. 38.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
39. 39.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
40. 40.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False

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