Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 714 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) writing every line (c) leaving some space (d) tiny cramped writing
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) a look within a day (c) adding small diagrams (d) short keywords
3. 3.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) seeing links in a topic (b) copying a whole book (c) writing an essay out (d) hiding the details
4. 4.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) cover notes, use cues (b) they need no review (c) they are colourful (d) they are long
5. 5.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a summary at the bottom (c) one keyword per branch (d) top-to-bottom lists
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) numbered points in order (c) one keyword per branch (d) colours and small icons
7. 7.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) copying word for word (c) writing every line (d) no headings at all
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) headings and bullets (c) one keyword per branch (d) branches for subtopics
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) one keyword per branch
11. 11.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) in tiny writing (c) in your own words (d) copied word for word
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) clear headings (c) your own words (d) a look within a day
13. 13.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) leaving some space (c) your own words (d) short keywords
14. 14.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) clear headings (c) your own words (d) tiny cramped writing
15. 15.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) main topic in the centre (c) numbered points in order (d) headings and bullets
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) a summary at the bottom (c) colours and small icons (d) branches for subtopics
17. 17.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) adding small diagrams (c) leaving some space (d) your own words
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) branches for subtopics (c) colours and small icons (d) cue questions in margin
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) numbered points in order (d) notes in the big column
20. 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) main topic in the centre (c) a cue column on the left (d) headings and bullets
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) main topic in the centre (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) one keyword per branch
23. 23.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
26. 26.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) never looking again (c) a look within a day (d) leaving some space
27. 27.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) nothing (b) the date only (c) a short summary (d) a drawing
28. 28.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
29. 29.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) no headings at all (c) never looking again (d) tiny cramped writing
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) writing every line (c) no headings at all (d) clear headings
33. 33.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
39. 39.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) never looking again (c) writing every line (d) ten colours a page
40. 40.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) a cue column on the left (c) branches for subtopics (d) top-to-bottom lists

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