Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 896 · 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.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) a short summary (c) nothing (d) a drawing
2. 2.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) branches for subtopics (c) notes in the big column (d) a cue column on the left
3. 3.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
5. 5.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
6. 6.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) tiny cramped writing (c) leaving some space (d) no headings at all
7. 7.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
8. 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
9. 9.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
10. 10.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) colours and small icons (c) branches for subtopics (d) notes in the big column
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) cue questions in margin (c) branches for subtopics (d) one keyword per branch
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) branches for subtopics (d) headings and bullets
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a cue column on the left (d) headings and bullets
15. 15.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) seeing links in a topic (c) writing an essay out (d) copying a whole book
16. 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
17. 17.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
18. 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) colours and small icons (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
20. 20.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) notes in the big column (c) main topic in the centre (d) numbered points in order
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) numbered points in order (c) main topic in the centre (d) one keyword per branch
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) adding small diagrams (c) writing every line (d) a look within a day
23. 23.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
24. 24.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in your own words (b) in tiny writing (c) copied word for word (d) with no headings
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) your own words (c) clear headings (d) never looking again
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) main topic in the centre (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
28. 28.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the main topic (b) a small detail (c) the page number (d) the last point
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) headings and bullets (c) main topic in the centre (d) branches for subtopics
30. 30.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) branches for subtopics
31. 31.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) writing every line (c) no headings at all (d) a look within a day
34. 34.📝 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) colours and small icons (d) one keyword per branch
36. 36.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
37. 37.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) clear headings (c) no headings at all (d) never looking again
40. 40.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) cues and key questions (b) the whole chapter (c) your doodles (d) the teacher’s name

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