Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 768 · 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: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) tiny cramped writing (c) a look within a day (d) clear headings
3. 3.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) headings and bullets
5. 5.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) cue questions in margin (c) numbered points in order (d) branches for subtopics
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) notes in the big column (c) branches for subtopics (d) main topic in the centre
7. 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
8. 8.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) notes in the big column (c) headings and bullets (d) colours and small icons
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) cue questions in margin (c) branches for subtopics (d) colours and small icons
10. 10.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) a cue column on the left (c) numbered points in order (d) main topic in the centre
11. 11.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) no headings at all (c) copying word for word (d) short keywords
13. 13.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) writing every line (c) copying word for word (d) adding small diagrams
14. 14.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) in tiny writing (c) with no headings (d) in your own words
15. 15.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) branches for subtopics (c) colours and small icons (d) headings and bullets
16. 16.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) ten colours a page (c) never looking again (d) writing every line
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) your own words (c) a look within a day (d) ten colours a page
18. 18.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) a summary at the bottom (c) branches for subtopics (d) headings and bullets
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) one keyword per branch
20. 20.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) they need no review (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they are colourful
23. 23.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) one keyword per branch (c) branches for subtopics (d) colours and small icons
25. 25.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
26. 26.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) numbered points in order (d) one keyword per branch
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
28. 28.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
30. 30.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) copying word for word (c) a look within a day (d) your own words
31. 31.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) seeing links in a topic (b) writing an essay out (c) copying a whole book (d) hiding the details
34. 34.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) notes in the big column (d) colours and small icons
35. 35.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) a look within a day (c) writing every line (d) adding small diagrams
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) colours and small icons (d) main topic in the centre
37. 37.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
39. 39.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) a drawing (c) nothing (d) a short summary
40. 40.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the whole chapter (b) the teacher’s name (c) cues and key questions (d) your doodles

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