Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 732 · 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: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) cue questions in margin (c) branches for subtopics (d) main topic in the centre
4. 4.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) copying word for word (c) tiny cramped writing (d) clear headings
5. 5.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) the date only (c) nothing (d) a drawing
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) cue questions in margin (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) one keyword per branch
7. 7.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) they are colourful (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they are long
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) headings and bullets
9. 9.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
10. 10.📝 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a cue column on the left (c) numbered points in order (d) headings and bullets
12. 12.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
14. 14.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) leaving some space (c) ten colours a page (d) adding small diagrams
15. 15.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
16. 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
17. 17.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) main topic in the centre (c) colours and small icons (d) a cue column on the left
18. 18.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) a summary at the bottom (c) main topic in the centre (d) top-to-bottom lists
20. 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) writing every line (c) no headings at all (d) leaving some space
23. 23.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
24. 24.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) short keywords (c) ten colours a page (d) adding small diagrams
26. 26.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) writing every line (c) a look within a day (d) adding small diagrams
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a cue column on the left (c) cue questions in margin (d) notes in the big column
28. 28.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) colours and small icons
29. 29.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) main topic in the centre (c) one keyword per branch (d) cue questions in margin
30. 30.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) leaving some space (c) your own words (d) clear headings
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) a cue column on the left (c) cue questions in margin (d) a summary at the bottom
32. 32.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
33. 33.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) no headings at all (c) adding small diagrams (d) short keywords
35. 35.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
38. 38.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) numbered points in order (c) cue questions in margin (d) branches for subtopics
40. 40.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) hiding the details (c) copying a whole book (d) seeing links in a topic

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