Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 924 · 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.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) leaving some space (c) tiny cramped writing (d) short keywords
4. 4.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) leaving some space (c) no headings at all (d) copying word for word
5. 5.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) adding small diagrams (c) copying word for word (d) leaving some space
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) leaving some space (c) short keywords (d) ten colours a page
7. 7.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) nothing (b) a drawing (c) the date only (d) a short summary
8. 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
9. 9.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) one keyword per branch (c) notes in the big column (d) a summary at the bottom
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) colours and small icons (d) numbered points in order
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) leaving some space (c) short keywords (d) a look within a day
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) no headings at all (c) a look within a day (d) short keywords
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) a summary at the bottom (d) main topic in the centre
16. 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
17. 17.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) never looking again (c) your own words (d) writing every line
18. 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
19. 19.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) seeing links in a topic (c) copying a whole book (d) hiding the details
21. 21.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) cue questions in margin (c) colours and small icons (d) top-to-bottom lists
23. 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) notes in the big column (d) headings and bullets
25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
26. 26.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) cover notes, use cues (c) they are colourful (d) they are long
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) colours and small icons (d) a summary at the bottom
28. 28.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
30. 30.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
31. 31.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
32. 32.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) main topic in the centre (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
33. 33.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) numbered points in order (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
34. 34.📝 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
35. 35.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) copying word for word (c) writing every line (d) tiny cramped writing
37. 37.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) adding small diagrams (c) leaving some space (d) writing every line
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) colours and small icons (c) a cue column on the left (d) a summary at the bottom
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) short keywords (c) adding small diagrams (d) clear headings

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