Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 80 · 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: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) ten colours a page (c) no headings at all (d) short keywords
3. 3.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
5. 5.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) main topic in the centre (c) branches for subtopics (d) a summary at the bottom
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) cue questions in margin
10. 10.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) ten colours a page (c) no headings at all (d) tiny cramped writing
11. 11.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a summary at the bottom (d) one keyword per branch
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) copying word for word (c) ten colours a page (d) no headings at all
13. 13.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) notes in the big column (c) branches for subtopics (d) cue questions in margin
14. 14.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
15. 15.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) clear headings (c) short keywords (d) never looking again
16. 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
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 kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
19. 19.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) a small detail (c) the last point (d) the main topic
20. 20.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
21. 21.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) colours and small icons (d) numbered points in order
23. 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) tiny cramped writing (c) leaving some space (d) no headings at all
26. 26.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) never looking again (c) writing every line (d) copying word for word
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
28. 28.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
29. 29.📝 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) colours and small icons (c) cue questions in margin (d) branches for subtopics
31. 31.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) clear headings (c) tiny cramped writing (d) never looking again
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) one keyword per branch (c) a cue column on the left (d) branches for subtopics
33. 33.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) numbered points in order (c) notes in the big column (d) one keyword per branch
34. 34.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
36. 36.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) they are colourful (c) they need no review (d) cover notes, use cues
37. 37.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) one keyword per branch (c) numbered points in order (d) a cue column on the left
38. 38.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) clear headings (c) your own words (d) never looking again
40. 40.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit

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