Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 576 · 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 poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) adding small diagrams (c) leaving some space (d) never looking again
6. 6.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
7. 7.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) numbered points in order (c) notes in the big column (d) main topic in the centre
8. 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
9. 9.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
11. 11.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) a summary at the bottom
12. 12.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
13. 13.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
14. 14.📝 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) main topic in the centre (c) headings and bullets (d) branches for subtopics
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) colours and small icons (c) main topic in the centre (d) a cue column on the left
17. 17.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
18. 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
19. 19.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) branches for subtopics (d) notes in the big column
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) your own words (c) a look within a day (d) ten colours a page
21. 21.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) in your own words (c) copied word for word (d) in tiny writing
23. 23.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
25. 25.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) main topic in the centre (d) numbered points in order
27. 27.🗺️ 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
28. 28.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) they are long (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they need no review
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) writing every line (c) a look within a day (d) your own words
30. 30.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
31. 31.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) your own words (c) ten colours a page (d) tiny cramped writing
32. 32.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) never looking again (c) short keywords (d) adding small diagrams
33. 33.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) notes in the big column (c) a summary at the bottom (d) top-to-bottom lists
35. 35.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) branches for subtopics (d) a summary at the bottom
37. 37.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) a look within a day (c) never looking again (d) no headings at all
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) one keyword per branch (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
39. 39.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False

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