Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 72 · 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: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) copying word for word (c) writing every line (d) never looking again
3. 3.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) short keywords (c) tiny cramped writing (d) ten colours a page
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) short keywords (c) clear headings (d) your own words
5. 5.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) colours and small icons (c) branches for subtopics (d) headings and bullets
6. 6.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) leaving some space (c) never looking again (d) clear headings
8. 8.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
10. 10.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
11. 11.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) they need no review (c) they are long (d) cover notes, use cues
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) no headings at all (c) a look within a day (d) never looking again
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) leaving some space (c) adding small diagrams (d) tiny cramped writing
14. 14.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
15. 15.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) adding small diagrams (c) no headings at all (d) tiny cramped writing
16. 16.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the whole chapter (b) the teacher’s name (c) your doodles (d) cues and key questions
17. 17.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) copying a whole book (c) seeing links in a topic (d) writing an essay out
18. 18.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
19. 19.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) copying word for word (c) adding small diagrams (d) leaving some space
20. 20.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) short keywords (c) never looking again (d) clear headings
22. 22.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
23. 23.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) a summary at the bottom
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) main topic in the centre (c) branches for subtopics (d) one keyword per branch
25. 25.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) your own words (c) leaving some space (d) clear headings
28. 28.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) colours and small icons
30. 30.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) one keyword per branch (c) main topic in the centre (d) notes in the big column
32. 32.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
33. 33.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
34. 34.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) a cue column on the left (c) branches for subtopics (d) main topic in the centre
36. 36.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
37. 37.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) nothing (c) the date only (d) a short summary
38. 38.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) ten colours a page (c) your own words (d) clear headings
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) a cue column on the left (c) colours and small icons (d) headings and bullets
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) one keyword per branch (c) branches for subtopics (d) cue questions in margin

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