Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 757 · 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: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) adding small diagrams (c) ten colours a page (d) a look within a day
3. 3.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) a look within a day (c) clear headings (d) ten colours a page
5. 5.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) the whole chapter (c) your doodles (d) cues and key questions
6. 6.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) your own words (c) no headings at all (d) writing every line
8. 8.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the last point (c) the page number (d) the main topic
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) a look within a day (c) tiny cramped writing (d) never looking again
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) notes in the big column (d) main topic in the centre
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) headings and bullets (c) cue questions in margin (d) a summary at the bottom
12. 12.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) headings and bullets
14. 14.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) a short summary (c) a drawing (d) nothing
16. 16.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) short keywords (c) leaving some space (d) copying word for word
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) a look within a day (c) your own words (d) short keywords
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) main topic in the centre (c) branches for subtopics (d) a cue column on the left
19. 19.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
20. 20.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) hiding the details (c) writing an essay out (d) seeing links in a topic
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) headings and bullets (c) a summary at the bottom (d) numbered points in order
22. 22.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) they are long (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they need no review
24. 24.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) writing every line (c) tiny cramped writing (d) short keywords
25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
27. 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
28. 28.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) clear headings (c) no headings at all (d) leaving some space
29. 29.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
30. 30.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) numbered points in order (c) main topic in the centre (d) a cue column on the left
31. 31.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
32. 32.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) writing every line (c) copying word for word (d) a look within a day
33. 33.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) one keyword per branch (c) a summary at the bottom (d) numbered points in order
34. 34.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
35. 35.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) no headings at all (c) writing every line (d) never looking again
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
38. 38.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) notes in the big column
39. 39.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) branches for subtopics (c) one keyword per branch (d) a summary at the bottom

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