Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 92 · 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: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) they need no review (c) they are colourful (d) cover notes, use cues
3. 3.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) writing every line (c) never looking again (d) copying word for word
4. 4.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) short keywords (c) clear headings (d) ten colours a page
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) headings and bullets
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) adding small diagrams (c) ten colours a page (d) writing every line
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) copying word for word (c) your own words (d) writing every line
8. 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
9. 9.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) notes in the big column (c) branches for subtopics (d) one keyword per branch
11. 11.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) colours and small icons (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) branches for subtopics
12. 12.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) a look within a day (c) clear headings (d) no headings at all
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) numbered points in order (c) a cue column on the left (d) notes in the big column
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) notes in the big column (d) headings and bullets
16. 16.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the main topic (b) the page number (c) the last point (d) a small detail
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a cue column on the left (c) cue questions in margin (d) a summary at the bottom
18. 18.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) leaving some space (c) short keywords (d) clear headings
19. 19.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
20. 20.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
22. 22.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
23. 23.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) the whole chapter (c) cues and key questions (d) the teacher’s name
24. 24.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) copied word for word (c) with no headings (d) in your own words
25. 25.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) colours and small icons (b) numbered points in order (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
26. 26.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) main topic in the centre (c) numbered points in order (d) a summary at the bottom
27. 27.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) colours and small icons (c) notes in the big column (d) branches for subtopics
29. 29.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
30. 30.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) the date only (c) nothing (d) a short summary
31. 31.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) clear headings (c) writing every line (d) tiny cramped writing
32. 32.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
33. 33.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
35. 35.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
36. 36.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) clear headings (c) writing every line (d) adding small diagrams
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) a look within a day (c) short keywords (d) ten colours a page
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) no headings at all (c) ten colours a page (d) never looking again
39. 39.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) your own words (c) no headings at all (d) tiny cramped writing
40. 40.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit

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