Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 587 · 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 poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
3. 3.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) leaving some space (c) writing every line (d) a look within a day
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) adding small diagrams (c) short keywords (d) leaving some space
5. 5.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
7. 7.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) notes in the big column
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) branches for subtopics (d) a summary at the bottom
11. 11.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) numbered points in order (c) branches for subtopics (d) cue questions in margin
12. 12.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) ten colours a page (c) leaving some space (d) a look within a day
14. 14.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) the last point (c) the main topic (d) a small detail
15. 15.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a cue column on the left (c) main topic in the centre (d) colours and small icons
17. 17.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
19. 19.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) your own words (c) short keywords (d) clear headings
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) colours and small icons (c) branches for subtopics (d) numbered points in order
21. 21.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
22. 22.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
23. 23.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
24. 24.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) ten colours a page (c) clear headings (d) copying word for word
25. 25.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) tiny cramped writing (c) your own words (d) short keywords
28. 28.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) the teacher’s name (c) the whole chapter (d) cues and key questions
29. 29.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) nothing (b) a short summary (c) a drawing (d) the date only
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
31. 31.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) main topic in the centre (d) cue questions in margin
33. 33.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) they need no review (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they are long
34. 34.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) never looking again (c) tiny cramped writing (d) copying word for word
36. 36.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) notes in the big column (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) cue questions in margin
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) copying word for word (c) writing every line (d) clear headings
40. 40.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) no headings at all (c) copying word for word (d) leaving some space

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