Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 918 · 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: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) main topic in the centre (d) numbered points in order
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) short keywords (c) no headings at all (d) never looking again
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) one keyword per branch (c) branches for subtopics (d) colours and small icons
6. 6.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) cues and key questions (c) the whole chapter (d) the teacher’s name
7. 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
8. 8.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) clear headings (c) no headings at all (d) tiny cramped writing
9. 9.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) leaving some space (c) short keywords (d) no headings at all
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) a look within a day (c) clear headings (d) adding small diagrams
13. 13.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the main topic (b) the last point (c) the page number (d) a small detail
15. 15.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
16. 16.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
17. 17.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
18. 18.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) never looking again (c) tiny cramped writing (d) short keywords
19. 19.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) branches for subtopics (d) headings and bullets
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) short keywords (c) your own words (d) tiny cramped writing
23. 23.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) a look within a day (c) ten colours a page (d) writing every line
26. 26.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) colours and small icons (c) one keyword per branch (d) main topic in the centre
28. 28.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) numbered points in order (c) a summary at the bottom (d) branches for subtopics
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) cue questions in margin (c) a cue column on the left (d) a summary at the bottom
30. 30.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) they need no review (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they are long
32. 32.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
33. 33.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) branches for subtopics (c) a summary at the bottom (d) notes in the big column
34. 34.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) tiny cramped writing (c) your own words (d) leaving some space
35. 35.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) seeing links in a topic (b) hiding the details (c) writing an essay out (d) copying a whole book
36. 36.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) a summary at the bottom (c) cue questions in margin (d) headings and bullets
37. 37.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) numbered points in order (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
39. 39.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
40. 40.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False

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