Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 903 · 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: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) your own words (c) leaving some space (d) short keywords
4. 4.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) your own words (c) ten colours a page (d) tiny cramped writing
5. 5.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) main topic in the centre (c) cue questions in margin (d) top-to-bottom lists
6. 6.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
7. 7.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) copying a whole book (c) seeing links in a topic (d) writing an essay out
8. 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
9. 9.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) tiny cramped writing (c) ten colours a page (d) short keywords
10. 10.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
11. 11.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) cues and key questions (c) the teacher’s name (d) the whole chapter
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
13. 13.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
15. 15.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
16. 16.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) clear headings (c) copying word for word (d) leaving some space
18. 18.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) adding small diagrams (c) never looking again (d) copying word for word
19. 19.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) branches for subtopics (c) a summary at the bottom (d) one keyword per branch
20. 20.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) a summary at the bottom (c) headings and bullets (d) a cue column on the left
22. 22.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the main topic (c) the page number (d) the last point
23. 23.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) short keywords (c) writing every line (d) tiny cramped writing
25. 25.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) cover notes, use cues (b) they are colourful (c) they need no review (d) they are long
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) main topic in the centre (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a summary at the bottom
28. 28.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
29. 29.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.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) numbered points in order
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) main topic in the centre (b) numbered points in order (c) a summary at the bottom (d) top-to-bottom lists
32. 32.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) a look within a day (c) leaving some space (d) writing every line
34. 34.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) branches for subtopics (c) one keyword per branch (d) top-to-bottom lists
36. 36.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) a cue column on the left (c) colours and small icons (d) one keyword per branch
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
39. 39.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
40. 40.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) headings and bullets (c) one keyword per branch (d) cue questions in margin

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