Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 913 · 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.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) never looking again (c) ten colours a page (d) no headings at all
2. 2.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) your own words (c) a look within a day (d) no headings at all
3. 3.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
4. 4.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) colours and small icons (c) a cue column on the left (d) notes in the big column
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) one keyword per branch (c) main topic in the centre (d) headings and bullets
7. 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
8. 8.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) one keyword per branch (c) a cue column on the left (d) headings and bullets
10. 10.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) cues and key questions (b) the whole chapter (c) the teacher’s name (d) your doodles
11. 11.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) branches for subtopics (c) a cue column on the left (d) one keyword per branch
12. 12.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) hiding the details (c) copying a whole book (d) seeing links in a topic
13. 13.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) a small detail (c) the page number (d) the main topic
14. 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
15. 15.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) main topic in the centre (c) colours and small icons (d) headings and bullets
17. 17.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) adding small diagrams (c) short keywords (d) clear headings
18. 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
19. 19.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) one keyword per branch
21. 21.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) short keywords (c) clear headings (d) your own words
23. 23.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) tiny cramped writing (c) no headings at all (d) a look within a day
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a summary at the bottom (c) notes in the big column (d) cue questions in margin
25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) one keyword per branch (c) colours and small icons (d) main topic in the centre
27. 27.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) cover notes, use cues (b) they need no review (c) they are colourful (d) they are long
28. 28.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) cue questions in margin (c) a summary at the bottom (d) one keyword per branch
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) ten colours a page (c) copying word for word (d) adding small diagrams
30. 30.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in your own words (b) copied word for word (c) with no headings (d) in tiny writing
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) a cue column on the left (c) main topic in the centre (d) one keyword per branch
32. 32.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) writing every line (c) ten colours a page (d) adding small diagrams
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) tiny cramped writing (c) copying word for word (d) never looking again
34. 34.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) writing every line (c) ten colours a page (d) your own words
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) your own words (c) copying word for word (d) no headings at all
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a summary at the bottom (c) branches for subtopics (d) main topic in the centre
37. 37.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) cue questions in margin (d) colours and small icons
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) clear headings (c) adding small diagrams (d) your own words
40. 40.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) leaving some space (c) clear headings (d) writing every line

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