Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 914 · 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 poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) copying word for word (c) ten colours a page (d) no headings at all
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) your own words (c) adding small diagrams (d) short keywords
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) adding small diagrams (c) your own words (d) never looking again
5. 5.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) the teacher’s name (c) the whole chapter (d) cues and key questions
6. 6.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
7. 7.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) writing every line (c) never looking again (d) tiny cramped writing
8. 8.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) clear headings (c) no headings at all (d) never looking again
10. 10.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) copying a whole book (c) writing an essay out (d) seeing links in a topic
11. 11.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) main topic in the centre (d) cue questions in margin
14. 14.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) short keywords (c) copying word for word (d) no headings at all
17. 17.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
18. 18.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) branches for subtopics (c) colours and small icons (d) numbered points in order
20. 20.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
21. 21.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) adding small diagrams (c) your own words (d) tiny cramped writing
22. 22.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
23. 23.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) leaving some space (c) short keywords (d) adding small diagrams
25. 25.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) no headings at all (c) writing every line (d) tiny cramped writing
26. 26.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) one keyword per branch (b) numbered points in order (c) a cue column on the left (d) a summary at the bottom
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) leaving some space (c) ten colours a page (d) short keywords
28. 28.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
29. 29.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
31. 31.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) headings and bullets (c) a summary at the bottom (d) colours and small icons
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) writing every line (c) your own words (d) adding small diagrams
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) one keyword per branch (c) notes in the big column (d) a cue column on the left
35. 35.📝 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) one keyword per branch (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
38. 38.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
39. 39.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map

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