Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 887 · 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: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) branches for subtopics (c) one keyword per branch (d) main topic in the centre
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) short keywords (c) ten colours a page (d) your own words
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) tiny cramped writing (d) your own words
5. 5.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) cue questions in margin (d) one keyword per branch
6. 6.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a summary at the bottom (c) a cue column on the left (d) numbered points in order
8. 8.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) seeing links in a topic (c) copying a whole book (d) hiding the details
10. 10.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) your own words (c) ten colours a page (d) adding small diagrams
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) main topic in the centre (c) a summary at the bottom (d) colours and small icons
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) headings and bullets
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
14. 14.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) a drawing (c) nothing (d) the date only
15. 15.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) main topic in the centre (c) colours and small icons (d) one keyword per branch
17. 17.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
18. 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
19. 19.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) numbered points in order (c) cue questions in margin (d) a cue column on the left
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) notes in the big column (c) a summary at the bottom (d) colours and small icons
22. 22.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗺️ 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
24. 24.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
25. 25.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) main topic in the centre (c) notes in the big column (d) a cue column on the left
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) notes in the big column (d) top-to-bottom lists
28. 28.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) in your own words (c) copied word for word (d) with no headings
29. 29.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) your doodles (c) the whole chapter (d) cues and key questions
30. 30.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) cue questions in margin (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) main topic in the centre
31. 31.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) they are long (c) they need no review (d) cover notes, use cues
32. 32.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) short keywords (c) writing every line (d) your own words
33. 33.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
34. 34.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) a summary at the bottom (c) headings and bullets (d) branches for subtopics
36. 36.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) clear headings (c) short keywords (d) never looking again
37. 37.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) leaving some space (c) copying word for word (d) short keywords
38. 38.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
39. 39.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit

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