Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 840 · 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: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) main topic in the centre (c) one keyword per branch (d) notes in the big column
3. 3.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
4. 4.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a cue column on the left (d) colours and small icons
5. 5.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) one keyword per branch
7. 7.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) short keywords (c) your own words (d) writing every line
8. 8.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) one keyword per branch (c) branches for subtopics (d) notes in the big column
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) a cue column on the left (c) a summary at the bottom (d) cue questions in margin
11. 11.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) leaving some space (c) clear headings (d) a look within a day
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
14. 14.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) a summary at the bottom (c) numbered points in order (d) one keyword per branch
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a summary at the bottom (d) notes in the big column
16. 16.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
17. 17.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) nothing (c) a drawing (d) a short summary
18. 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
19. 19.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) adding small diagrams (c) tiny cramped writing (d) no headings at all
21. 21.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) cover notes, use cues (b) they need no review (c) they are colourful (d) they are long
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) colours and small icons (c) branches for subtopics (d) one keyword per branch
23. 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
24. 24.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a cue column on the left (d) colours and small icons
25. 25.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) a summary at the bottom (c) main topic in the centre (d) a cue column on the left
26. 26.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
28. 28.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) never looking again (c) ten colours a page (d) no headings at all
29. 29.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) never looking again (c) your own words (d) writing every line
31. 31.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
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 is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) short keywords (c) ten colours a page (d) a look within a day
34. 34.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in your own words (b) in tiny writing (c) with no headings (d) copied word for word
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) notes in the big column (c) headings and bullets (d) main topic in the centre
36. 36.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the page number (c) the main topic (d) the last point
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
38. 38.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) short keywords (c) never looking again (d) no headings at all

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