Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 730 · 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: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
3. 3.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
4. 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
5. 5.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) leaving some space (c) adding small diagrams (d) a look within a day
6. 6.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) a short summary (c) nothing (d) the date only
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) copying word for word (c) clear headings (d) your own words
8. 8.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) cover notes, use cues (b) they are colourful (c) they are long (d) they need no review
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) headings and bullets (c) a cue column on the left (d) main topic in the centre
10. 10.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) adding small diagrams (c) never looking again (d) no headings at all
11. 11.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) cue questions in margin (d) one keyword per branch
12. 12.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
14. 14.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) copying word for word (c) a look within a day (d) ten colours a page
15. 15.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) short keywords (c) ten colours a page (d) never looking again
17. 17.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) hiding the details (c) writing an essay out (d) seeing links in a topic
18. 18.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) tiny cramped writing (c) writing every line (d) your own words
19. 19.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
20. 20.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) short keywords (c) your own words (d) a look within a day
21. 21.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) adding small diagrams (c) short keywords (d) no headings at all
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) clear headings (c) writing every line (d) never looking again
24. 24.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
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) a cue column on the left (b) cue questions in margin (c) a summary at the bottom (d) numbered points in order
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) headings and bullets (c) main topic in the centre (d) colours and small icons
28. 28.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) writing every line (c) ten colours a page (d) never looking again
29. 29.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) colours and small icons (b) a summary at the bottom (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists
30. 30.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) headings and bullets (c) one keyword per branch (d) top-to-bottom lists
31. 31.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) a look within a day (c) ten colours a page (d) leaving some space
32. 32.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) branches for subtopics (b) a summary at the bottom (c) headings and bullets (d) notes in the big column
34. 34.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
35. 35.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
37. 37.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) clear headings (c) copying word for word (d) writing every line
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) a cue column on the left (c) notes in the big column (d) headings and bullets
39. 39.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in your own words (b) in tiny writing (c) with no headings (d) copied word for word
40. 40.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit

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