Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 570 · 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: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) your own words (c) tiny cramped writing (d) copying word for word
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) colours and small icons (c) numbered points in order (d) main topic in the centre
4. 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) writing every line (c) ten colours a page (d) a look within a day
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) numbered points in order (c) cue questions in margin (d) branches for subtopics
7. 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
8. 8.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) branches for subtopics (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) one keyword per branch
10. 10.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) notes in the big column (c) headings and bullets (d) one keyword per branch
11. 11.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
13. 13.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) they are colourful (c) they need no review (d) cover notes, use cues
14. 14.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) adding small diagrams (c) no headings at all (d) a look within a day
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) short keywords (c) a look within a day (d) clear headings
17. 17.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) colours and small icons (c) a summary at the bottom (d) numbered points in order
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) a cue column on the left (c) colours and small icons (d) main topic in the centre
19. 19.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) seeing links in a topic (c) writing an essay out (d) copying a whole book
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) notes in the big column (c) branches for subtopics (d) one keyword per branch
21. 21.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) a look within a day (c) never looking again (d) adding small diagrams
22. 22.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
24. 24.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
26. 26.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
27. 27.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) leaving some space (c) writing every line (d) ten colours a page
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) short keywords (c) clear headings (d) tiny cramped writing
29. 29.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
30. 30.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
31. 31.📝 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
32. 32.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
33. 33.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) copying word for word (c) a look within a day (d) short keywords
34. 34.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) copied word for word (c) in your own words (d) in tiny writing
35. 35.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) cue questions in margin (c) one keyword per branch (d) branches for subtopics
38. 38.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
40. 40.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True

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