Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 806 · 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.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📝 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
3. 3.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
4. 4.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) clear headings (c) your own words (d) a look within a day
6. 6.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
7. 7.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) your own words (c) copying word for word (d) clear headings
8. 8.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) clear headings (c) tiny cramped writing (d) copying word for word
11. 11.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) the main topic (c) a small detail (d) the last point
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) notes in the big column (c) a summary at the bottom (d) colours and small icons
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) short keywords (c) your own words (d) ten colours a page
14. 14.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
15. 15.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
17. 17.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) leaving some space (c) ten colours a page (d) copying word for word
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) clear headings (c) short keywords (d) a look within a day
20. 20.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
21. 21.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
23. 23.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) your own words (c) copying word for word (d) ten colours a page
24. 24.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) in your own words (c) in tiny writing (d) with no headings
25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
26. 26.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) colours and small icons (c) a cue column on the left (d) top-to-bottom lists
28. 28.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
30. 30.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) a look within a day (c) short keywords (d) leaving some space
32. 32.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) writing every line (c) never looking again (d) adding small diagrams
33. 33.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) ten colours a page (c) leaving some space (d) writing every line
34. 34.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) notes in the big column (c) numbered points in order (d) cue questions in margin
35. 35.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
36. 36.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) short keywords (c) adding small diagrams (d) never looking again
37. 37.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) branches for subtopics (d) a cue column on the left
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) one keyword per branch (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) colours and small icons (c) notes in the big column (d) top-to-bottom lists
40. 40.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False

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