Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 838 · 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 feature of linear notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) numbered points in order (c) a summary at the bottom (d) one keyword per branch
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
3. 3.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
4. 4.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) no headings at all (c) never looking again (d) ten colours a page
5. 5.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) a summary at the bottom (c) headings and bullets (d) main topic in the centre
7. 7.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
8. 8.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) clear headings (c) a look within a day (d) no headings at all
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a summary at the bottom (c) headings and bullets (d) notes in the big column
10. 10.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) one keyword per branch (c) branches for subtopics (d) a cue column on the left
11. 11.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) no headings at all (c) a look within a day (d) adding small diagrams
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) short keywords (c) ten colours a page (d) clear headings
14. 14.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) copying word for word (c) no headings at all (d) leaving some space
15. 15.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) branches for subtopics (c) headings and bullets (d) cue questions in margin
17. 17.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
18. 18.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
20. 20.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) cue questions in margin (c) notes in the big column (d) main topic in the centre
21. 21.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) seeing links in a topic (c) writing an essay out (d) copying a whole book
22. 22.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
23. 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
24. 24.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) cue questions in margin (c) colours and small icons (d) headings and bullets
25. 25.📝 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) adding small diagrams (c) short keywords (d) a look within a day
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a summary at the bottom (c) numbered points in order (d) branches for subtopics
28. 28.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) a look within a day (c) short keywords (d) ten colours a page
30. 30.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) branches for subtopics (c) colours and small icons (d) headings and bullets
32. 32.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) a look within a day (c) writing every line (d) copying word for word
34. 34.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) your own words (c) a look within a day (d) writing every line
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) no headings at all (c) your own words (d) ten colours a page
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) a cue column on the left
39. 39.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) they need no review (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they are long
40. 40.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) in tiny writing (c) in your own words (d) copied word for word

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