Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 875 · 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: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) your own words (c) adding small diagrams (d) never looking again
3. 3.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) leaving some space (c) tiny cramped writing (d) never looking again
4. 4.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) headings and bullets (c) notes in the big column (d) colours and small icons
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a summary at the bottom (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
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 feature of Cornell notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) colours and small icons (c) main topic in the centre (d) one keyword per branch
8. 8.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
10. 10.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) copied word for word (c) in your own words (d) with no headings
12. 12.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) a summary at the bottom (c) a cue column on the left (d) colours and small icons
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) never looking again (c) short keywords (d) adding small diagrams
15. 15.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) branches for subtopics (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a cue column on the left
17. 17.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
18. 18.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) the date only (c) a short summary (d) nothing
19. 19.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
20. 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
22. 22.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) writing every line (c) tiny cramped writing (d) adding small diagrams
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) main topic in the centre (c) colours and small icons (d) top-to-bottom lists
24. 24.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) main topic in the centre (d) numbered points in order
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) cue questions in margin (c) one keyword per branch (d) colours and small icons
26. 26.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) notes in the big column (d) main topic in the centre
27. 27.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) they are long (c) they are colourful (d) cover notes, use cues
29. 29.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
30. 30.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) notes in the big column (c) numbered points in order (d) one keyword per branch
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) writing every line (c) no headings at all (d) tiny cramped writing
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) ten colours a page (c) writing every line (d) a look within a day
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) a look within a day (c) leaving some space (d) tiny cramped writing
35. 35.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) the main topic (c) a small detail (d) the last point
36. 36.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) your own words (c) writing every line (d) no headings at all
37. 37.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) seeing links in a topic (b) hiding the details (c) copying a whole book (d) writing an essay out
38. 38.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) a summary at the bottom (c) a cue column on the left (d) one keyword per branch
39. 39.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
40. 40.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True

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