Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 773 · 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 kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
2. 2.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) notes in the big column (c) numbered points in order (d) colours and small icons
3. 3.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
4. 4.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) ten colours a page (c) writing every line (d) clear headings
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) one keyword per branch (c) a summary at the bottom (d) numbered points in order
7. 7.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) the teacher’s name (c) the whole chapter (d) cues and key questions
10. 10.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) they are long (c) they are colourful (d) cover notes, use cues
11. 11.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
12. 12.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) your own words (c) no headings at all (d) short keywords
14. 14.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) ten colours a page (c) writing every line (d) a look within a day
15. 15.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
16. 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
17. 17.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
18. 18.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) short keywords (c) leaving some space (d) no headings at all
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
20. 20.🔍 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
21. 21.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
22. 22.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
23. 23.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) one keyword per branch (c) branches for subtopics (d) a cue column on the left
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
25. 25.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
26. 26.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
28. 28.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) clear headings (c) ten colours a page (d) no headings at all
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) a cue column on the left (d) top-to-bottom lists
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) one keyword per branch (c) branches for subtopics (d) colours and small icons
32. 32.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) no headings at all (c) never looking again (d) writing every line
33. 33.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) numbered points in order (c) a cue column on the left (d) branches for subtopics
34. 34.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) copying a whole book (c) seeing links in a topic (d) writing an essay out
35. 35.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) cue questions in margin (d) main topic in the centre
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
39. 39.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) a drawing (c) nothing (d) the date only
40. 40.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) leaving some space (c) adding small diagrams (d) tiny cramped writing

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