Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 591 · 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 good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) a short summary (c) nothing (d) a drawing
3. 3.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) in tiny writing (c) in your own words (d) copied word for word
4. 4.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) never looking again (c) adding small diagrams (d) tiny cramped writing
5. 5.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
7. 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) colours and small icons (c) notes in the big column (d) branches for subtopics
9. 9.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
10. 10.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) tiny cramped writing (c) ten colours a page (d) no headings at all
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a summary at the bottom (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) adding small diagrams (c) copying word for word (d) your own words
13. 13.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) cue questions in margin (d) top-to-bottom lists
14. 14.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) the main topic (c) a small detail (d) the last point
15. 15.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
16. 16.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
18. 18.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) main topic in the centre (d) top-to-bottom lists
20. 20.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) a summary at the bottom (c) a cue column on the left (d) main topic in the centre
21. 21.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
22. 22.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) cues and key questions (c) the whole chapter (d) your doodles
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) leaving some space (c) adding small diagrams (d) no headings at all
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) main topic in the centre (c) headings and bullets (d) colours and small icons
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) a look within a day (c) leaving some space (d) never looking again
26. 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) numbered points in order (c) a summary at the bottom (d) notes in the big column
28. 28.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) leaving some space (c) clear headings (d) ten colours a page
29. 29.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) a summary at the bottom (c) colours and small icons (d) branches for subtopics
30. 30.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) headings and bullets (c) cue questions in margin (d) one keyword per branch
32. 32.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) cover notes, use cues (b) they need no review (c) they are long (d) they are colourful
33. 33.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
34. 34.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) copying word for word (c) no headings at all (d) your own words
35. 35.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
36. 36.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) colours and small icons (d) headings and bullets
37. 37.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) seeing links in a topic (b) writing an essay out (c) copying a whole book (d) hiding the details
38. 38.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) cue questions in margin (c) one keyword per branch (d) notes in the big column
40. 40.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True

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