Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 855 · 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: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) the date only (c) a drawing (d) nothing
3. 3.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) in your own words (c) in tiny writing (d) with no headings
4. 4.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) one keyword per branch (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) notes in the big column
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) ten colours a page (c) never looking again (d) your own words
6. 6.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) main topic in the centre (c) colours and small icons (d) branches for subtopics
8. 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) short keywords (c) writing every line (d) your own words
10. 10.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) leaving some space (c) adding small diagrams (d) ten colours a page
11. 11.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
12. 12.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) writing every line (c) a look within a day (d) your own words
13. 13.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
15. 15.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a summary at the bottom (d) colours and small icons
16. 16.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
17. 17.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) they are colourful (c) they are long (d) cover notes, use cues
18. 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) one keyword per branch (d) headings and bullets
20. 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
21. 21.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) notes in the big column (d) main topic in the centre
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) ten colours a page (c) clear headings (d) tiny cramped writing
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
25. 25.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) leaving some space (c) never looking again (d) no headings at all
26. 26.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) hiding the details (c) seeing links in a topic (d) writing an essay out
28. 28.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) colours and small icons (d) a summary at the bottom
29. 29.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
30. 30.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) writing every line (c) no headings at all (d) short keywords
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) branches for subtopics (c) a summary at the bottom (d) colours and small icons
32. 32.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) colours and small icons (c) a cue column on the left (d) headings and bullets
33. 33.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) cue questions in margin (c) one keyword per branch (d) headings and bullets
34. 34.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) leaving some space (c) ten colours a page (d) tiny cramped writing
36. 36.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) branches for subtopics (b) cue questions in margin (c) numbered points in order (d) a summary at the bottom
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) a look within a day (c) short keywords (d) ten colours a page
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) tiny cramped writing (c) leaving some space (d) a look within a day
40. 40.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) tiny cramped writing (c) your own words (d) a look within a day

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