Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 753 · 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 of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) tiny cramped writing (c) clear headings (d) no headings at all
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) main topic in the centre (c) colours and small icons (d) branches for subtopics
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a cue column on the left
4. 4.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) the whole chapter (c) cues and key questions (d) the teacher’s name
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) cue questions in margin (c) notes in the big column (d) colours and small icons
7. 7.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) never looking again (c) no headings at all (d) your own words
8. 8.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) one keyword per branch (c) numbered points in order (d) a cue column on the left
9. 9.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) no headings at all (c) clear headings (d) never looking again
11. 11.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) in tiny writing (c) copied word for word (d) in your own words
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) one keyword per branch (d) notes in the big column
13. 13.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
14. 14.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
15. 15.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) headings and bullets (c) one keyword per branch (d) main topic in the centre
17. 17.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) your own words (c) adding small diagrams (d) no headings at all
18. 18.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) headings and bullets (c) cue questions in margin (d) branches for subtopics
19. 19.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) a cue column on the left
22. 22.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) short keywords (c) your own words (d) a look within a day
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) never looking again (c) writing every line (d) adding small diagrams
25. 25.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a summary at the bottom (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) branches for subtopics
26. 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) a summary at the bottom (c) notes in the big column (d) a cue column on the left
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) colours and small icons (c) one keyword per branch (d) cue questions in margin
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a summary at the bottom (c) cue questions in margin (d) a cue column on the left
30. 30.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) adding small diagrams (c) tiny cramped writing (d) leaving some space
32. 32.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
34. 34.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) they are colourful (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they need no review
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
36. 36.🗺️ 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
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
38. 38.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) nothing (b) the date only (c) a short summary (d) a drawing
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) writing every line (c) never looking again (d) no headings at all
40. 40.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False

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