Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 853 · 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 linear notes. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) copying word for word (c) writing every line (d) ten colours a page
3. 3.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) in your own words (c) copied word for word (d) in tiny writing
4. 4.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) main topic in the centre (c) branches for subtopics (d) a cue column on the left
5. 5.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
6. 6.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) main topic in the centre (c) one keyword per branch (d) a summary at the bottom
8. 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) notes in the big column (c) branches for subtopics (d) a summary at the bottom
10. 10.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) one keyword per branch (c) main topic in the centre (d) branches for subtopics
13. 13.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) ten colours a page (c) your own words (d) clear headings
14. 14.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) clear headings (c) writing every line (d) your own words
15. 15.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) copying word for word (c) writing every line (d) short keywords
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) ten colours a page (c) never looking again (d) adding small diagrams
18. 18.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) clear headings (c) adding small diagrams (d) tiny cramped writing
19. 19.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) no headings at all (c) never looking again (d) copying word for word
20. 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
21. 21.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) writing an essay out (c) seeing links in a topic (d) copying a whole book
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) headings and bullets (c) cue questions in margin (d) branches for subtopics
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) tiny cramped writing (c) copying word for word (d) writing every line
24. 24.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) colours and small icons
27. 27.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) a summary at the bottom
29. 29.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) colours and small icons (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) headings and bullets
30. 30.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) they are long (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they are colourful
32. 32.📝 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
33. 33.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) a drawing (c) nothing (d) a short summary
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a cue column on the left (c) numbered points in order (d) headings and bullets
35. 35.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
36. 36.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) leaving some space (c) adding small diagrams (d) ten colours a page
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) never looking again (c) leaving some space (d) a look within a day
39. 39.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
40. 40.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) main topic in the centre (d) notes in the big column

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