Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 555 · 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: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
3. 3.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) your own words (c) a look within a day (d) ten colours a page
5. 5.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the last point (c) the main topic (d) the page number
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) short keywords (c) writing every line (d) ten colours a page
7. 7.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) copied word for word (c) with no headings (d) in your own words
8. 8.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) cover notes, use cues (c) they are long (d) they are colourful
9. 9.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
11. 11.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) never looking again (c) no headings at all (d) adding small diagrams
13. 13.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) headings and bullets (c) a cue column on the left (d) main topic in the centre
14. 14.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) clear headings (c) your own words (d) leaving some space
15. 15.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) one keyword per branch (c) a cue column on the left (d) top-to-bottom lists
17. 17.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
18. 18.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
19. 19.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
20. 20.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the whole chapter (b) cues and key questions (c) your doodles (d) the teacher’s name
21. 21.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) numbered points in order (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) no headings at all (c) copying word for word (d) your own words
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
25. 25.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
26. 26.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (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 is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a cue column on the left (d) cue questions in margin
29. 29.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
30. 30.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
32. 32.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
33. 33.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) main topic in the centre (c) one keyword per branch (d) cue questions in margin
34. 34.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) clear headings (c) writing every line (d) your own words
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) one keyword per branch (d) notes in the big column
36. 36.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) a look within a day (c) copying word for word (d) writing every line
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
38. 38.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a cue column on the left (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order

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