Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 886 · 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 good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) notes in the big column (c) branches for subtopics (d) main topic in the centre
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) copying word for word (c) leaving some space (d) no headings at all
5. 5.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) leaving some space (c) copying word for word (d) adding small diagrams
7. 7.🗺️ 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
8. 8.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a cue column on the left (c) a summary at the bottom (d) notes in the big column
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) cue questions in margin (d) notes in the big column
12. 12.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) they are colourful (c) they need no review (d) cover notes, use cues
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
14. 14.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) copying word for word (c) no headings at all (d) tiny cramped writing
15. 15.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) branches for subtopics (d) a cue column on the left
16. 16.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) numbered points in order (c) notes in the big column (d) a cue column on the left
18. 18.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
19. 19.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
20. 20.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) a drawing (c) nothing (d) a short summary
22. 22.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) seeing links in a topic (b) copying a whole book (c) hiding the details (d) writing an essay out
23. 23.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) writing every line (c) copying word for word (d) your own words
24. 24.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) short keywords (d) tiny cramped writing
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) leaving some space (c) adding small diagrams (d) your own words
26. 26.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) adding small diagrams (c) your own words (d) writing every line
28. 28.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
30. 30.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
32. 32.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
35. 35.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) your own words (c) short keywords (d) copying word for word
36. 36.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) adding small diagrams (c) your own words (d) leaving some space
37. 37.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) a cue column on the left (c) cue questions in margin (d) main topic in the centre
39. 39.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the whole chapter (b) your doodles (c) the teacher’s name (d) cues and key questions
40. 40.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes

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