Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 793 · 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 of these is a good note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) never looking again (c) no headings at all (d) writing every line
2. 2.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) ten colours a page (c) your own words (d) never looking again
4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
5. 5.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) your doodles (c) the whole chapter (d) cues and key questions
6. 6.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
7. 7.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a cue column on the left (d) one keyword per branch
9. 9.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) one keyword per branch (d) branches for subtopics
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) clear headings (c) adding small diagrams (d) writing every line
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) no headings at all (c) writing every line (d) never looking again
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) branches for subtopics (c) one keyword per branch (d) a cue column on the left
14. 14.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) colours and small icons
15. 15.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
16. 16.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
17. 17.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) numbered points in order (c) notes in the big column (d) a cue column on the left
19. 19.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) headings and bullets (d) a cue column on the left
21. 21.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
23. 23.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) tiny cramped writing (c) leaving some space (d) no headings at all
24. 24.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) a cue column on the left (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a summary at the bottom
26. 26.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) writing an essay out (c) seeing links in a topic (d) copying a whole book
27. 27.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) a short summary (c) the date only (d) nothing
28. 28.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
29. 29.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
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 of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) clear headings (c) never looking again (d) copying word for word
32. 32.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) no headings at all (c) a look within a day (d) clear headings
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) notes in the big column (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) copying word for word (c) short keywords (d) a look within a day
35. 35.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
36. 36.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) in tiny writing (c) copied word for word (d) in your own words
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
38. 38.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 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

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