Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 583 · 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: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
3. 3.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) notes in the big column (c) one keyword per branch (d) numbered points in order
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) a summary at the bottom (c) cue questions in margin (d) main topic in the centre
6. 6.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
7. 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
8. 8.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) headings and bullets (c) main topic in the centre (d) one keyword per branch
11. 11.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) they are long (c) they need no review (d) cover notes, use cues
12. 12.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) tiny cramped writing (c) copying word for word (d) leaving some space
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) never looking again (c) tiny cramped writing (d) a look within a day
15. 15.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) nothing (b) a short summary (c) the date only (d) a drawing
16. 16.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) copying word for word (c) ten colours a page (d) tiny cramped writing
17. 17.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
18. 18.📝 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
19. 19.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) tiny cramped writing (c) no headings at all (d) clear headings
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) ten colours a page (c) clear headings (d) never looking again
21. 21.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
23. 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
24. 24.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) copying a whole book (c) hiding the details (d) seeing links in a topic
25. 25.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) with no headings (c) in tiny writing (d) in your own words
26. 26.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) clear headings (c) your own words (d) a look within a day
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) cue questions in margin (c) a cue column on the left (d) branches for subtopics
28. 28.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a cue column on the left (d) numbered points in order
29. 29.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) the page number (c) the main topic (d) a small detail
30. 30.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) notes in the big column (d) main topic in the centre
31. 31.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
32. 32.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) short keywords (c) no headings at all (d) adding small diagrams
34. 34.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) branches for subtopics (c) a summary at the bottom (d) one keyword per branch
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) no headings at all (c) short keywords (d) your own words
37. 37.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) headings and bullets (d) colours and small icons
38. 38.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
39. 39.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) branches for subtopics (c) colours and small icons (d) top-to-bottom lists

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