Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 713 · 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.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) main topic in the centre
3. 3.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) in your own words (c) with no headings (d) in tiny writing
4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
5. 5.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
6. 6.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
7. 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
8. 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) adding small diagrams (c) tiny cramped writing (d) never looking again
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) leaving some space (c) a look within a day (d) tiny cramped writing
11. 11.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) leaving some space (c) writing every line (d) tiny cramped writing
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) your own words (c) leaving some space (d) writing every line
13. 13.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) they are long (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they need no review
14. 14.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) a look within a day (c) your own words (d) short keywords
16. 16.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) writing every line (c) ten colours a page (d) no headings at all
17. 17.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) notes in the big column (c) a summary at the bottom (d) cue questions in margin
19. 19.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) ten colours a page (c) your own words (d) no headings at all
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) branches for subtopics (d) numbered points in order
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) colours and small icons (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
23. 23.📝 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
24. 24.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) a look within a day (d) no headings at all
25. 25.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) branches for subtopics (c) one keyword per branch (d) headings and bullets
26. 26.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) branches for subtopics (c) a cue column on the left (d) headings and bullets
27. 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) one keyword per branch (c) numbered points in order (d) branches for subtopics
29. 29.🗺️ 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
30. 30.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
31. 31.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) a look within a day (c) short keywords (d) leaving some space
32. 32.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
36. 36.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) one keyword per branch (c) headings and bullets (d) cue questions in margin
37. 37.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) no headings at all (c) adding small diagrams (d) leaving some space
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
39. 39.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) leaving some space (c) a look within a day (d) ten colours a page
40. 40.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map

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