Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 890 · 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) short keywords (b) tiny cramped writing (c) leaving some space (d) adding small diagrams
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) leaving some space (c) your own words (d) never looking again
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a summary at the bottom
4. 4.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) never looking again (c) your own words (d) leaving some space
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) ten colours a page (c) clear headings (d) writing every line
6. 6.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the page number (c) the main topic (d) the last point
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) a look within a day (c) tiny cramped writing (d) adding small diagrams
8. 8.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) branches for subtopics (c) cue questions in margin (d) main topic in the centre
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) ten colours a page (c) tiny cramped writing (d) your own words
10. 10.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) cues and key questions (b) the teacher’s name (c) the whole chapter (d) your doodles
11. 11.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
12. 12.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) numbered points in order (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
14. 14.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) clear headings (c) leaving some space (d) copying word for word
15. 15.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) main topic in the centre (c) one keyword per branch (d) a cue column on the left
19. 19.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) one keyword per branch (c) a summary at the bottom (d) notes in the big column
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) leaving some space (c) your own words (d) copying word for word
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) ten colours a page (c) no headings at all (d) never looking again
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) a cue column on the left (d) colours and small icons
24. 24.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
25. 25.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
28. 28.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
29. 29.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) seeing links in a topic (b) hiding the details (c) writing an essay out (d) copying a whole book
30. 30.📝 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
31. 31.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) colours and small icons (c) headings and bullets (d) a summary at the bottom
34. 34.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) your own words (c) writing every line (d) short keywords
36. 36.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) colours and small icons (c) one keyword per branch (d) numbered points in order
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) branches for subtopics (d) top-to-bottom lists
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) colours and small icons (b) a summary at the bottom (c) a cue column on the left (d) cue questions in margin
40. 40.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False

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