Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 909 · 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: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) the main topic (c) a small detail (d) the page number
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) cue questions in margin (c) main topic in the centre (d) branches for subtopics
4. 4.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) headings and bullets (c) branches for subtopics (d) a cue column on the left
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) a cue column on the left (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) clear headings (c) no headings at all (d) ten colours a page
8. 8.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) no headings at all (c) leaving some space (d) copying word for word
10. 10.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) main topic in the centre (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) colours and small icons
11. 11.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) colours and small icons (b) a summary at the bottom (c) cue questions in margin (d) notes in the big column
12. 12.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) they are long (c) they need no review (d) cover notes, use cues
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
14. 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
15. 15.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) one keyword per branch (c) colours and small icons (d) numbered points in order
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) headings and bullets (c) a cue column on the left (d) notes in the big column
17. 17.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
18. 18.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) no headings at all (c) writing every line (d) a look within a day
19. 19.📝 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
20. 20.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a summary at the bottom (c) a cue column on the left (d) top-to-bottom lists
21. 21.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
22. 22.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) no headings at all (c) tiny cramped writing (d) your own words
23. 23.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a cue column on the left (c) headings and bullets (d) a summary at the bottom
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
25. 25.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) no headings at all (c) your own words (d) leaving some space
26. 26.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
28. 28.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
29. 29.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
30. 30.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) tiny cramped writing (c) ten colours a page (d) writing every line
31. 31.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) adding small diagrams (c) writing every line (d) never looking again
36. 36.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) ten colours a page (c) your own words (d) tiny cramped writing
38. 38.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) writing every line (c) short keywords (d) your own words
40. 40.🔍 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

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