Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 794 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) ten colours a page (c) clear headings (d) your own words
2. 2.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) never looking again (c) writing every line (d) ten colours a page
3. 3.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) cue questions in margin (c) main topic in the centre (d) branches for subtopics
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) short keywords (c) your own words (d) clear headings
7. 7.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) leaving some space (c) ten colours a page (d) never looking again
8. 8.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) branches for subtopics (c) colours and small icons (d) main topic in the centre
9. 9.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) your own words (c) tiny cramped writing (d) never looking again
10. 10.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) colours and small icons (c) branches for subtopics (d) numbered points in order
12. 12.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) writing every line (c) a look within a day (d) never looking again
14. 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
15. 15.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) copying a whole book (c) writing an essay out (d) seeing links in a topic
16. 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
17. 17.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) nothing (b) the date only (c) a short summary (d) a drawing
18. 18.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) main topic in the centre (d) numbered points in order
20. 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
21. 21.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
22. 22.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) a look within a day (c) copying word for word (d) adding small diagrams
23. 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
24. 24.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) never looking again (c) copying word for word (d) writing every line
25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) notes in the big column (c) a cue column on the left (d) cue questions in margin
27. 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
28. 28.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) short keywords (c) tiny cramped writing (d) a look within a day
29. 29.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the whole chapter (b) the teacher’s name (c) your doodles (d) cues and key questions
30. 30.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) cover notes, use cues (c) they are long (d) they need no review
31. 31.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a cue column on the left
34. 34.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
36. 36.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) branches for subtopics (c) numbered points in order (d) a summary at the bottom
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a summary at the bottom (c) notes in the big column (d) a cue column on the left
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) copying word for word (c) your own words (d) adding small diagrams
39. 39.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
40. 40.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) copied word for word (c) in your own words (d) in tiny writing

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