Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 763 · 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: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) branches for subtopics (c) notes in the big column (d) a summary at the bottom
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) never looking again (c) your own words (d) leaving some space
4. 4.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the whole chapter (b) your doodles (c) cues and key questions (d) the teacher’s name
5. 5.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) leaving some space (c) tiny cramped writing (d) your own words
7. 7.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) a look within a day (c) short keywords (d) adding small diagrams
8. 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a summary at the bottom (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) headings and bullets
10. 10.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
11. 11.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) headings and bullets (c) a summary at the bottom (d) colours and small icons
13. 13.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) the page number (c) a small detail (d) the main topic
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) one keyword per branch (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
15. 15.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) cue questions in margin (c) notes in the big column (d) one keyword per branch
16. 16.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
17. 17.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a cue column on the left (c) colours and small icons (d) a summary at the bottom
18. 18.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) seeing links in a topic (c) hiding the details (d) copying a whole book
19. 19.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
20. 20.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) cover notes, use cues (c) they are colourful (d) they are long
21. 21.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) a drawing (c) the date only (d) nothing
23. 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
24. 24.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a cue column on the left (c) colours and small icons (d) main topic in the centre
25. 25.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) in tiny writing (c) in your own words (d) copied word for word
26. 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) adding small diagrams (c) ten colours a page (d) clear headings
28. 28.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) no headings at all (c) short keywords (d) clear headings
30. 30.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
31. 31.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) copying word for word (c) never looking again (d) writing every line
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) main topic in the centre
34. 34.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
35. 35.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) cue questions in margin
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
38. 38.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) one keyword per branch (d) notes in the big column
39. 39.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
40. 40.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) no headings at all (c) tiny cramped writing (d) a look within a day

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