Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 897 · 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: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
3. 3.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) tiny cramped writing (c) copying word for word (d) never looking again
4. 4.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) adding small diagrams (c) copying word for word (d) your own words
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) numbered points in order (d) cue questions in margin
7. 7.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) cover notes, use cues (b) they are long (c) they are colourful (d) they need no review
8. 8.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) a drawing (c) nothing (d) the date only
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) a cue column on the left (c) colours and small icons (d) cue questions in margin
10. 10.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
11. 11.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) adding small diagrams (c) leaving some space (d) tiny cramped writing
13. 13.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) one keyword per branch
14. 14.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) ten colours a page (c) writing every line (d) copying word for word
17. 17.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) branches for subtopics (d) a summary at the bottom
18. 18.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
19. 19.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
20. 20.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) colours and small icons (c) numbered points in order (d) headings and bullets
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) never looking again (c) writing every line (d) tiny cramped writing
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a summary at the bottom (c) notes in the big column (d) numbered points in order
23. 23.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) writing an essay out (c) seeing links in a topic (d) copying a whole book
24. 24.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) branches for subtopics (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
25. 25.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
27. 27.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) copying word for word (c) adding small diagrams (d) your own words
28. 28.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) branches for subtopics (c) cue questions in margin (d) headings and bullets
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 a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a summary at the bottom (c) branches for subtopics (d) a cue column on the left
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) a look within a day (c) adding small diagrams (d) clear headings
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) main topic in the centre
33. 33.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) main topic in the centre (c) colours and small icons (d) one keyword per branch
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) adding small diagrams (c) your own words (d) ten colours a page
36. 36.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
38. 38.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) cue questions in margin (c) colours and small icons (d) a summary at the bottom
39. 39.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) no headings at all (c) clear headings (d) leaving some space

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