Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 761 · 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: writing every line? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
3. 3.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) short keywords (c) ten colours a page (d) tiny cramped writing
4. 4.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) they are long (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they are colourful
5. 5.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) colours and small icons (c) a cue column on the left (d) cue questions in margin
7. 7.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) a drawing (c) a short summary (d) nothing
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) ten colours a page (c) copying word for word (d) leaving some space
9. 9.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) a summary at the bottom (c) a cue column on the left (d) notes in the big column
11. 11.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) headings and bullets (c) cue questions in margin (d) main topic in the centre
12. 12.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) never looking again (d) adding small diagrams
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) colours and small icons (d) top-to-bottom lists
15. 15.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
16. 16.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) headings and bullets (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists
18. 18.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) no headings at all (c) leaving some space (d) a look within a day
19. 19.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) main topic in the centre (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a summary at the bottom
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
22. 22.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
24. 24.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) main topic in the centre (c) cue questions in margin (d) a summary at the bottom
25. 25.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a cue column on the left
26. 26.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) notes in the big column (c) main topic in the centre (d) a cue column on the left
28. 28.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) colours and small icons (c) a cue column on the left (d) branches for subtopics
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) cue questions in margin (c) one keyword per branch (d) main topic in the centre
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) copying word for word (c) adding small diagrams (d) your own words
32. 32.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
33. 33.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
35. 35.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
36. 36.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) seeing links in a topic (c) writing an essay out (d) hiding the details
37. 37.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) branches for subtopics (c) headings and bullets (d) main topic in the centre
38. 38.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) the page number (c) the main topic (d) a small detail
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) tiny cramped writing (c) leaving some space (d) short keywords
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) your own words (c) adding small diagrams (d) ten colours a page

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