Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 688 · 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.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
3. 3.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) one keyword per branch (c) a cue column on the left (d) a summary at the bottom
5. 5.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) adding small diagrams (d) never looking again
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a cue column on the left (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) headings and bullets
7. 7.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) no headings at all (c) your own words (d) leaving some space
8. 8.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) numbered points in order (c) a summary at the bottom (d) branches for subtopics
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a summary at the bottom (d) cue questions in margin
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) main topic in the centre (d) headings and bullets
11. 11.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) in your own words (c) with no headings (d) in tiny writing
12. 12.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) a look within a day (c) copying word for word (d) your own words
14. 14.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) seeing links in a topic (c) writing an essay out (d) copying a whole book
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) colours and small icons (c) one keyword per branch (d) a cue column on the left
16. 16.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) your own words (c) clear headings (d) never looking again
17. 17.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
18. 18.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) your own words (c) no headings at all (d) never looking again
19. 19.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) short keywords (c) leaving some space (d) your own words
20. 20.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) clear headings (c) short keywords (d) writing every line
21. 21.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) tiny cramped writing (c) short keywords (d) clear headings
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) cue questions in margin (c) notes in the big column (d) a summary at the bottom
23. 23.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) numbered points in order (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) adding small diagrams (c) copying word for word (d) ten colours a page
26. 26.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) branches for subtopics (c) cue questions in margin (d) a summary at the bottom
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a summary at the bottom
29. 29.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
30. 30.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) one keyword per branch (c) main topic in the centre (d) cue questions in margin
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) one keyword per branch (c) colours and small icons (d) main topic in the centre
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) clear headings (c) no headings at all (d) tiny cramped writing
33. 33.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) adding small diagrams (c) leaving some space (d) never looking again
35. 35.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
36. 36.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
37. 37.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) cover notes, use cues (b) they are long (c) they need no review (d) they are colourful
40. 40.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the whole chapter (b) your doodles (c) the teacher’s name (d) cues and key questions

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