Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 594 · 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.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
3. 3.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) never looking again (c) a look within a day (d) short keywords
6. 6.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
7. 7.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a summary at the bottom (c) headings and bullets (d) notes in the big column
8. 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
9. 9.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) one keyword per branch (c) a summary at the bottom (d) a cue column on the left
11. 11.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) branches for subtopics (c) a summary at the bottom (d) notes in the big column
12. 12.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
13. 13.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) they are long (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they are colourful
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) writing every line (c) tiny cramped writing (d) copying word for word
15. 15.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
17. 17.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
18. 18.🔍 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
19. 19.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) branches for subtopics (c) colours and small icons (d) main topic in the centre
21. 21.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) ten colours a page (c) short keywords (d) adding small diagrams
22. 22.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) a look within a day (c) no headings at all (d) adding small diagrams
23. 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
24. 24.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) colours and small icons (d) a summary at the bottom
27. 27.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) the whole chapter (c) your doodles (d) cues and key questions
28. 28.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) writing every line (c) leaving some space (d) your own words
29. 29.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) branches for subtopics (d) one keyword per branch
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a cue column on the left
32. 32.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) ten colours a page (c) no headings at all (d) a look within a day
34. 34.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) notes in the big column (c) main topic in the centre (d) top-to-bottom lists
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) numbered points in order (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) no headings at all (c) ten colours a page (d) a look within a day
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
38. 38.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) hiding the details (c) copying a whole book (d) seeing links in a topic
39. 39.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) the last point (c) a small detail (d) the main topic
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) numbered points in order (d) a cue column on the left

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