Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 582 · 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: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) writing every line (c) a look within a day (d) copying word for word
3. 3.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) colours and small icons (c) numbered points in order (d) branches for subtopics
5. 5.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the whole chapter (b) your doodles (c) the teacher’s name (d) cues and key questions
7. 7.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) tiny cramped writing (c) never looking again (d) leaving some space
9. 9.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) short keywords (c) your own words (d) a look within a day
11. 11.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) a drawing (c) nothing (d) the date only
13. 13.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
14. 14.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) branches for subtopics (d) cue questions in margin
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) cue questions in margin (c) notes in the big column (d) a summary at the bottom
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) a cue column on the left
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) leaving some space (c) your own words (d) clear headings
18. 18.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) they need no review (c) they are long (d) cover notes, use cues
19. 19.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) never looking again (d) your own words
20. 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) top-to-bottom lists
22. 22.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) copying word for word (c) ten colours a page (d) tiny cramped writing
23. 23.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) adding small diagrams (c) clear headings (d) copying word for word
25. 25.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) a cue column on the left (c) headings and bullets (d) branches for subtopics
26. 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) main topic in the centre (c) cue questions in margin (d) top-to-bottom lists
28. 28.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) colours and small icons (b) a cue column on the left (c) a summary at the bottom (d) notes in the big column
29. 29.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a summary at the bottom (c) headings and bullets (d) main topic in the centre
30. 30.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
31. 31.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) in your own words (c) copied word for word (d) in tiny writing
32. 32.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) never looking again (c) copying word for word (d) ten colours a page
34. 34.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) short keywords (c) copying word for word (d) tiny cramped writing
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) colours and small icons (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
39. 39.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) never looking again (c) clear headings (d) your own words
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) ten colours a page (c) copying word for word (d) clear headings

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