Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 60 · 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: “headings and bullets” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) a cue column on the left (d) main topic in the centre
3. 3.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
4. 4.📝 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
5. 5.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) writing an essay out (c) hiding the details (d) seeing links in a topic
6. 6.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
7. 7.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) leaving some space (c) no headings at all (d) your own words
8. 8.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a summary at the bottom (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
9. 9.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) with no headings (c) in your own words (d) in tiny writing
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) notes in the big column (c) cue questions in margin (d) headings and bullets
11. 11.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
12. 12.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) tiny cramped writing (c) writing every line (d) ten colours a page
14. 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
15. 15.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) tiny cramped writing (c) never looking again (d) no headings at all
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) branches for subtopics (d) a cue column on the left
17. 17.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) nothing (b) a drawing (c) the date only (d) a short summary
18. 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
19. 19.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) main topic in the centre (c) branches for subtopics (d) one keyword per branch
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) main topic in the centre (c) one keyword per branch (d) top-to-bottom lists
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) leaving some space (c) clear headings (d) copying word for word
24. 24.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) cue questions in margin (c) a cue column on the left (d) colours and small icons
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) writing every line (c) tiny cramped writing (d) your own words
26. 26.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
29. 29.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) a summary at the bottom (c) a cue column on the left (d) numbered points in order
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) never looking again (c) adding small diagrams (d) tiny cramped writing
32. 32.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) main topic in the centre (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
33. 33.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
35. 35.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
36. 36.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
37. 37.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
38. 38.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) they need no review (c) they are long (d) cover notes, use cues
39. 39.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) your own words (c) no headings at all (d) a look within a day

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