Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 720 · 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.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) never looking again (c) a look within a day (d) tiny cramped writing
3. 3.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
4. 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
5. 5.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) a cue column on the left (c) cue questions in margin (d) colours and small icons
7. 7.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) colours and small icons
8. 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
9. 9.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) one keyword per branch (c) a summary at the bottom (d) branches for subtopics
11. 11.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) short keywords (c) a look within a day (d) clear headings
12. 12.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) they are long (c) they need no review (d) cover notes, use cues
13. 13.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) a short summary (c) nothing (d) the date only
16. 16.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) writing every line (c) your own words (d) ten colours a page
17. 17.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
19. 19.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) main topic in the centre (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
20. 20.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) with no headings (c) in your own words (d) copied word for word
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) cue questions in margin (c) main topic in the centre (d) notes in the big column
22. 22.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) adding small diagrams (c) no headings at all (d) copying word for word
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) leaving some space (c) a look within a day (d) ten colours a page
25. 25.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) branches for subtopics (c) colours and small icons (d) notes in the big column
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
28. 28.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) one keyword per branch (c) numbered points in order (d) main topic in the centre
30. 30.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) notes in the big column (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
31. 31.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) one keyword per branch (c) branches for subtopics (d) colours and small icons
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) writing every line (c) leaving some space (d) short keywords
34. 34.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) ten colours a page (c) tiny cramped writing (d) leaving some space
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) ten colours a page (c) clear headings (d) copying word for word
37. 37.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) your own words (c) short keywords (d) no headings at all
38. 38.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) cues and key questions (b) your doodles (c) the teacher’s name (d) the whole chapter
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) numbered points in order (c) cue questions in margin (d) main topic in the centre
40. 40.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True

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