Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 866 · 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 poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) never looking again (c) your own words (d) short keywords
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) your own words (c) no headings at all (d) never looking again
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a cue column on the left (d) cue questions in margin
5. 5.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) main topic in the centre (c) branches for subtopics (d) headings and bullets
6. 6.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
7. 7.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
8. 8.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a summary at the bottom (c) numbered points in order (d) notes in the big column
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) colours and small icons (c) main topic in the centre (d) notes in the big column
10. 10.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) nothing (b) a short summary (c) the date only (d) a drawing
11. 11.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) cues and key questions (c) the whole chapter (d) your doodles
13. 13.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) leaving some space (c) tiny cramped writing (d) no headings at all
15. 15.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) writing every line (c) adding small diagrams (d) tiny cramped writing
16. 16.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) seeing links in a topic (c) hiding the details (d) writing an essay out
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) writing every line (c) adding small diagrams (d) a look within a day
18. 18.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) a small detail (c) the main topic (d) the page number
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) notes in the big column (c) a summary at the bottom (d) numbered points in order
20. 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) headings and bullets (c) one keyword per branch (d) branches for subtopics
22. 22.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) they are long (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they need no review
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) leaving some space (c) no headings at all (d) tiny cramped writing
24. 24.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) clear headings (c) short keywords (d) leaving some space
25. 25.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) writing every line (c) copying word for word (d) short keywords
26. 26.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
27. 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
28. 28.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
29. 29.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) your own words (c) ten colours a page (d) leaving some space
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) colours and small icons (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
32. 32.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
33. 33.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) no headings at all (c) never looking again (d) short keywords
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) branches for subtopics (c) a summary at the bottom (d) notes in the big column
36. 36.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) headings and bullets (c) a cue column on the left (d) main topic in the centre
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
38. 38.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
39. 39.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) short keywords (c) adding small diagrams (d) clear headings

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