Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 563 · 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) a look within a day (c) ten colours a page (d) your own words
2. 2.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) a cue column on the left (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) main topic in the centre
3. 3.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) adding small diagrams (c) no headings at all (d) never looking again
5. 5.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) adding small diagrams (c) your own words (d) tiny cramped writing
7. 7.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) clear headings (c) ten colours a page (d) leaving some space
10. 10.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) main topic in the centre (c) a cue column on the left (d) a summary at the bottom
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) one keyword per branch (d) headings and bullets
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) leaving some space (c) clear headings (d) never looking again
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
14. 14.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) leaving some space (c) a look within a day (d) short keywords
15. 15.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) they are long (c) they are colourful (d) cover notes, use cues
17. 17.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) writing every line (c) your own words (d) short keywords
18. 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
19. 19.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) cue questions in margin (c) branches for subtopics (d) a cue column on the left
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) colours and small icons (c) main topic in the centre (d) numbered points in order
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) branches for subtopics (c) colours and small icons (d) a cue column on the left
23. 23.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
24. 24.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) cues and key questions (c) the teacher’s name (d) the whole chapter
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) ten colours a page (c) writing every line (d) adding small diagrams
26. 26.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
27. 27.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) short keywords (c) copying word for word (d) clear headings
29. 29.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
30. 30.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) in your own words (c) with no headings (d) copied word for word
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) one keyword per branch (c) colours and small icons (d) a summary at the bottom
32. 32.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) main topic in the centre
33. 33.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) short keywords (c) clear headings (d) a look within a day
34. 34.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) nothing (c) a short summary (d) a drawing
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) main topic in the centre (d) cue questions in margin
36. 36.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) writing every line (c) tiny cramped writing (d) no headings at all
37. 37.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) no headings at all (c) leaving some space (d) clear headings
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) tiny cramped writing (c) never looking again (d) ten colours a page
40. 40.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit

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