Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 752 · 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: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) a look within a day (c) no headings at all (d) short keywords
3. 3.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
4. 4.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) colours and small icons (c) numbered points in order (d) headings and bullets
5. 5.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) a look within a day (c) writing every line (d) leaving some space
6. 6.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) a cue column on the left (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
8. 8.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) headings and bullets (d) notes in the big column
9. 9.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) a cue column on the left (c) a summary at the bottom (d) main topic in the centre
11. 11.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) in tiny writing (c) with no headings (d) in your own words
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) your own words (c) clear headings (d) never looking again
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
14. 14.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) tiny cramped writing (c) short keywords (d) copying word for word
15. 15.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
16. 16.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) cues and key questions (b) the whole chapter (c) your doodles (d) the teacher’s name
17. 17.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) headings and bullets (c) a summary at the bottom (d) top-to-bottom lists
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) a summary at the bottom (d) one keyword per branch
20. 20.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) cover notes, use cues (b) they need no review (c) they are colourful (d) they are long
21. 21.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) clear headings (c) copying word for word (d) adding small diagrams
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) a cue column on the left (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) tiny cramped writing (c) short keywords (d) copying word for word
25. 25.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) a look within a day (c) copying word for word (d) writing every line
29. 29.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) headings and bullets (c) colours and small icons (d) cue questions in margin
30. 30.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) a small detail (c) the main topic (d) the last point
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) cue questions in margin
32. 32.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) no headings at all (c) writing every line (d) tiny cramped writing
33. 33.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
34. 34.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) main topic in the centre (c) cue questions in margin (d) a cue column on the left
36. 36.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
38. 38.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
39. 39.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
40. 40.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False

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