Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 584 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) your own words (c) never looking again (d) clear headings
3. 3.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
4. 4.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) copied word for word (c) in your own words (d) with no headings
5. 5.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
6. 6.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) writing every line (c) tiny cramped writing (d) never looking again
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) never looking again (c) a look within a day (d) copying word for word
8. 8.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) leaving some space (c) short keywords (d) a look within a day
9. 9.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) numbered points in order (c) a summary at the bottom (d) a cue column on the left
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a cue column on the left (c) notes in the big column (d) a summary at the bottom
12. 12.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) notes in the big column (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists
14. 14.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) short keywords (c) leaving some space (d) no headings at all
15. 15.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) no headings at all (c) copying word for word (d) never looking again
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) numbered points in order (c) one keyword per branch (d) a summary at the bottom
17. 17.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) cover notes, use cues (b) they need no review (c) they are colourful (d) they are long
18. 18.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) cues and key questions (b) the whole chapter (c) the teacher’s name (d) your doodles
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) adding small diagrams (c) never looking again (d) copying word for word
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) copying word for word (c) leaving some space (d) clear headings
21. 21.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
23. 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
24. 24.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) a summary at the bottom (d) colours and small icons
26. 26.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) colours and small icons (c) a summary at the bottom (d) notes in the big column
27. 27.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) a look within a day (d) ten colours a page
29. 29.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) a cue column on the left (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) tiny cramped writing (c) ten colours a page (d) short keywords
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) adding small diagrams (c) short keywords (d) no headings at all
34. 34.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) a cue column on the left (c) headings and bullets (d) one keyword per branch
36. 36.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) nothing (c) a short summary (d) the date only
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
38. 38.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) cue questions in margin

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