Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 693 · 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) ten colours a page (b) copying word for word (c) a look within a day (d) never looking again
2. 2.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) cue questions in margin (d) branches for subtopics
4. 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
5. 5.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) cover notes, use cues (c) they need no review (d) they are colourful
6. 6.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) tiny cramped writing (c) copying word for word (d) ten colours a page
7. 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
8. 8.🗺️ 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) notes in the big column (c) colours and small icons (d) a cue column on the left
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) writing every line (c) no headings at all (d) adding small diagrams
11. 11.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) cue questions in margin (c) notes in the big column (d) branches for subtopics
12. 12.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) a look within a day (c) leaving some space (d) adding small diagrams
13. 13.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) nothing (c) a drawing (d) the date only
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) colours and small icons (c) numbered points in order (d) branches for subtopics
15. 15.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) a cue column on the left (c) a summary at the bottom (d) main topic in the centre
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) tiny cramped writing (c) leaving some space (d) never looking again
18. 18.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) copying word for word (c) tiny cramped writing (d) leaving some space
19. 19.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
20. 20.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) colours and small icons (b) a summary at the bottom (c) a cue column on the left (d) numbered points in order
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) colours and small icons (c) a cue column on the left (d) one keyword per branch
23. 23.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) never looking again (c) clear headings (d) no headings at all
24. 24.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a summary at the bottom (c) colours and small icons (d) branches for subtopics
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) a cue column on the left (c) cue questions in margin (d) notes in the big column
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) main topic in the centre (c) cue questions in margin (d) a cue column on the left
28. 28.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) no headings at all (c) your own words (d) ten colours a page
29. 29.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
31. 31.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
32. 32.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) hiding the details (c) seeing links in a topic (d) writing an essay out
33. 33.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) in your own words (c) copied word for word (d) in tiny writing
34. 34.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
35. 35.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
37. 37.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) colours and small icons (c) notes in the big column (d) top-to-bottom lists
38. 38.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) writing every line (c) copying word for word (d) tiny cramped writing
40. 40.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True

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