Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 905 · 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: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) your own words (c) leaving some space (d) short keywords
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) a cue column on the left (c) notes in the big column (d) colours and small icons
4. 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
5. 5.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) ten colours a page (c) clear headings (d) a look within a day
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) main topic in the centre (c) one keyword per branch (d) branches for subtopics
8. 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
9. 9.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
11. 11.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) short keywords (c) adding small diagrams (d) writing every line
12. 12.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) cover notes, use cues (c) they are long (d) they need no review
13. 13.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
15. 15.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a summary at the bottom
16. 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
17. 17.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) short keywords (c) no headings at all (d) tiny cramped writing
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) one keyword per branch (d) headings and bullets
19. 19.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) short keywords (c) no headings at all (d) your own words
20. 20.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) notes in the big column (c) branches for subtopics (d) a summary at the bottom
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) main topic in the centre (d) a cue column on the left
24. 24.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) seeing links in a topic (c) writing an essay out (d) hiding the details
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) a summary at the bottom (d) top-to-bottom lists
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) copying word for word (c) no headings at all (d) your own words
28. 28.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) tiny cramped writing (c) writing every line (d) adding small diagrams
29. 29.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) nothing (c) a drawing (d) the date only
32. 32.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) leaving some space (c) never looking again (d) tiny cramped writing
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) adding small diagrams (c) no headings at all (d) a look within a day
35. 35.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) never looking again (c) no headings at all (d) adding small diagrams
37. 37.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) tiny cramped writing (c) copying word for word (d) clear headings
39. 39.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
40. 40.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False

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