Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 871 · 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) clear headings (b) no headings at all (c) adding small diagrams (d) leaving some space
2. 2.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) main topic in the centre (c) headings and bullets (d) branches for subtopics
4. 4.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) adding small diagrams (c) a look within a day (d) your own words
5. 5.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) adding small diagrams (c) short keywords (d) clear headings
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 of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) cue questions in margin (c) branches for subtopics (d) colours and small icons
8. 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
9. 9.🔍 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) main topic in the centre
10. 10.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) copying word for word (c) ten colours a page (d) leaving some space
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) headings and bullets (c) a cue column on the left (d) notes in the big column
13. 13.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) the date only (c) nothing (d) a short summary
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) headings and bullets (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists
15. 15.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) numbered points in order (c) colours and small icons (d) a cue column on the left
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) one keyword per branch (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
17. 17.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) your own words (c) short keywords (d) writing every line
18. 18.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the whole chapter (b) cues and key questions (c) your doodles (d) the teacher’s name
20. 20.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) they need no review (c) they are colourful (d) cover notes, use cues
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) your own words (c) ten colours a page (d) clear headings
23. 23.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) copying word for word (c) no headings at all (d) your own words
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) a cue column on the left
25. 25.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) with no headings (c) in tiny writing (d) in your own words
26. 26.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) one keyword per branch (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) cue questions in margin
27. 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) branches for subtopics (d) top-to-bottom lists
29. 29.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) adding small diagrams (c) writing every line (d) tiny cramped writing
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) your own words (c) ten colours a page (d) never looking again
32. 32.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
33. 33.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
34. 34.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
35. 35.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) writing an essay out (c) copying a whole book (d) seeing links in a topic
36. 36.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) notes in the big column (d) branches for subtopics
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) colours and small icons (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists
38. 38.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) a summary at the bottom (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists

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