Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 633 · 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: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) cover notes, use cues (c) they are long (d) they are colourful
3. 3.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
4. 4.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) writing an essay out (c) copying a whole book (d) seeing links in a topic
5. 5.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) branches for subtopics (c) cue questions in margin (d) one keyword per branch
6. 6.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
7. 7.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) no headings at all (c) leaving some space (d) short keywords
10. 10.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) a cue column on the left (c) main topic in the centre (d) headings and bullets
11. 11.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) the date only (c) nothing (d) a short summary
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) clear headings (c) never looking again (d) no headings at all
13. 13.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) branches for subtopics (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists
14. 14.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) your own words (c) adding small diagrams (d) short keywords
16. 16.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the main topic (c) the last point (d) the page number
17. 17.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) with no headings (c) in tiny writing (d) in your own words
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) main topic in the centre (d) cue questions in margin
19. 19.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
20. 20.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a summary at the bottom (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) one keyword per branch
23. 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) branches for subtopics (c) a summary at the bottom (d) one keyword per branch
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) copying word for word (c) tiny cramped writing (d) writing every line
26. 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
27. 27.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) colours and small icons (c) one keyword per branch (d) headings and bullets
29. 29.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) writing every line (c) ten colours a page (d) tiny cramped writing
31. 31.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) cues and key questions (b) the whole chapter (c) your doodles (d) the teacher’s name
32. 32.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) a cue column on the left
33. 33.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) notes in the big column (c) colours and small icons (d) numbered points in order
34. 34.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) branches for subtopics (c) numbered points in order (d) cue questions in margin
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) colours and small icons (c) main topic in the centre (d) one keyword per branch
36. 36.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) clear headings (c) no headings at all (d) never looking again
37. 37.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) clear headings (c) a look within a day (d) writing every line
38. 38.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) tiny cramped writing (c) your own words (d) copying word for word
39. 39.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) a cue column on the left (c) cue questions in margin (d) a summary at the bottom

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