Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 834 · 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 summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
3. 3.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
4. 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
5. 5.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) your own words (c) a look within a day (d) no headings at all
6. 6.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
7. 7.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the last point (c) the page number (d) the main topic
9. 9.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
10. 10.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
11. 11.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) clear headings (c) never looking again (d) writing every line
13. 13.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) cover notes, use cues (c) they need no review (d) they are colourful
14. 14.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) a cue column on the left
16. 16.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
17. 17.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) copying word for word (c) a look within a day (d) short keywords
18. 18.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
21. 21.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
22. 22.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) adding small diagrams (c) copying word for word (d) tiny cramped writing
24. 24.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) colours and small icons (c) branches for subtopics (d) notes in the big column
25. 25.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) main topic in the centre (c) numbered points in order (d) cue questions in margin
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) copying word for word (c) tiny cramped writing (d) a look within a day
27. 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
28. 28.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) no headings at all (c) your own words (d) never looking again
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) copying word for word (c) leaving some space (d) never looking again
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) main topic in the centre (c) colours and small icons (d) notes in the big column
31. 31.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
32. 32.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) with no headings (c) in your own words (d) in tiny writing
33. 33.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) nothing (b) a short summary (c) a drawing (d) the date only
34. 34.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) the whole chapter (c) the teacher’s name (d) cues and key questions
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a summary at the bottom (c) main topic in the centre (d) a cue column on the left
37. 37.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) a cue column on the left (d) one keyword per branch
38. 38.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) hiding the details (c) copying a whole book (d) seeing links in a topic
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) branches for subtopics (b) notes in the big column (c) numbered points in order (d) cue questions in margin
40. 40.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) colours and small icons (c) a cue column on the left (d) notes in the big column

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