Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 731 · 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) tiny cramped writing (b) never looking again (c) clear headings (d) writing every line
2. 2.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) a look within a day (c) tiny cramped writing (d) short keywords
3. 3.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) your own words (c) no headings at all (d) a look within a day
4. 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a cue column on the left (c) a summary at the bottom (d) cue questions in margin
6. 6.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) a summary at the bottom (c) notes in the big column (d) cue questions in margin
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) a cue column on the left (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) main topic in the centre
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) your own words (c) short keywords (d) writing every line
11. 11.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) copying word for word (c) writing every line (d) no headings at all
13. 13.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) cues and key questions (c) the teacher’s name (d) the whole chapter
14. 14.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
15. 15.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) short keywords (c) your own words (d) copying word for word
19. 19.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
20. 20.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) one keyword per branch (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) a summary at the bottom
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) colours and small icons (c) notes in the big column (d) top-to-bottom lists
23. 23.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) adding small diagrams (c) never looking again (d) clear headings
26. 26.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) a summary at the bottom (c) one keyword per branch (d) a cue column on the left
27. 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
28. 28.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
29. 29.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) copying word for word (c) no headings at all (d) leaving some space
30. 30.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) cue questions in margin (d) branches for subtopics
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) adding small diagrams (c) leaving some space (d) copying word for word
32. 32.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) ten colours a page (c) writing every line (d) clear headings
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) headings and bullets
34. 34.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) with no headings (c) in your own words (d) copied word for word
36. 36.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) cover notes, use cues (c) they are long (d) they are colourful
37. 37.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit

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