Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 691 · 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 of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) writing every line (c) ten colours a page (d) short keywords
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) main topic in the centre (c) one keyword per branch (d) branches for subtopics
4. 4.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
6. 6.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
7. 7.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) they are colourful (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they need no review
8. 8.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) cues and key questions (c) the whole chapter (d) the teacher’s name
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) writing every line (c) short keywords (d) copying word for word
10. 10.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) headings and bullets (c) main topic in the centre (d) one keyword per branch
11. 11.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
12. 12.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) main topic in the centre (b) cue questions in margin (c) a cue column on the left (d) a summary at the bottom
13. 13.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) the page number (c) the main topic (d) a small detail
15. 15.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) branches for subtopics (d) headings and bullets
16. 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) leaving some space (c) copying word for word (d) adding small diagrams
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) branches for subtopics (c) colours and small icons (d) main topic in the centre
19. 19.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) leaving some space (c) your own words (d) adding small diagrams
20. 20.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a summary at the bottom (c) one keyword per branch (d) cue questions in margin
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
22. 22.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) nothing (c) the date only (d) a short summary
23. 23.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) never looking again (c) adding small diagrams (d) leaving some space
26. 26.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) with no headings (c) in your own words (d) copied word for word
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) notes in the big column (c) cue questions in margin (d) a cue column on the left
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) a look within a day (c) no headings at all (d) never looking again
29. 29.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
30. 30.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) cue questions in margin (c) colours and small icons (d) top-to-bottom lists
32. 32.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
33. 33.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) main topic in the centre (c) one keyword per branch (d) a summary at the bottom
35. 35.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) no headings at all (c) writing every line (d) adding small diagrams
36. 36.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) ten colours a page (c) never looking again (d) writing every line
38. 38.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) a cue column on the left

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