Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 737 · 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: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) clear headings (c) leaving some space (d) short keywords
4. 4.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) your own words (c) adding small diagrams (d) copying word for word
5. 5.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) ten colours a page (c) copying word for word (d) no headings at all
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) adding small diagrams (c) leaving some space (d) tiny cramped writing
7. 7.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) copied word for word (c) with no headings (d) in your own words
8. 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
9. 9.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) your own words (c) short keywords (d) a look within a day
10. 10.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
11. 11.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) copying word for word (c) writing every line (d) leaving some space
13. 13.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
14. 14.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) cue questions in margin (c) notes in the big column (d) branches for subtopics
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) colours and small icons (c) branches for subtopics (d) top-to-bottom lists
16. 16.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) ten colours a page (c) no headings at all (d) never looking again
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) a cue column on the left (d) numbered points in order
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a summary at the bottom
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) tiny cramped writing (c) no headings at all (d) short keywords
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
22. 22.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) the main topic (c) the last point (d) a small detail
23. 23.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) headings and bullets (c) cue questions in margin (d) one keyword per branch
26. 26.📝 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) never looking again (d) clear headings
28. 28.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) a summary at the bottom (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) colours and small icons
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) writing every line (c) adding small diagrams (d) never looking again
30. 30.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) ten colours a page (c) clear headings (d) your own words
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) one keyword per branch (c) numbered points in order (d) cue questions in margin
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) leaving some space (c) clear headings (d) ten colours a page
33. 33.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) they are colourful (c) they are long (d) cover notes, use cues
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) headings and bullets (c) cue questions in margin (d) a summary at the bottom
35. 35.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) writing every line (c) clear headings (d) copying word for word
36. 36.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) notes in the big column (c) one keyword per branch (d) branches for subtopics
37. 37.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
40. 40.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) a drawing (c) nothing (d) a short summary

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