Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 927 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) clear headings (c) a look within a day (d) ten colours a page
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
3. 3.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) the date only (c) nothing (d) a drawing
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) your own words (c) short keywords (d) a look within a day
6. 6.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
7. 7.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) a look within a day (c) short keywords (d) no headings at all
8. 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) notes in the big column (d) numbered points in order
10. 10.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) they are long (c) they need no review (d) cover notes, use cues
11. 11.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) a look within a day (c) adding small diagrams (d) short keywords
14. 14.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the main topic (c) the page number (d) the last point
16. 16.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) clear headings (c) no headings at all (d) copying word for word
17. 17.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
18. 18.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) main topic in the centre (c) one keyword per branch (d) notes in the big column
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) colours and small icons (d) a cue column on the left
20. 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) main topic in the centre (c) one keyword per branch (d) colours and small icons
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) a cue column on the left (c) headings and bullets (d) main topic in the centre
23. 23.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) one keyword per branch (d) headings and bullets
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) branches for subtopics (c) cue questions in margin (d) a cue column on the left
25. 25.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) copying word for word (c) writing every line (d) short keywords
26. 26.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) main topic in the centre (b) headings and bullets (c) a summary at the bottom (d) top-to-bottom lists
27. 27.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
29. 29.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) a summary at the bottom
30. 30.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) cues and key questions (c) your doodles (d) the whole chapter
31. 31.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) seeing links in a topic (c) writing an essay out (d) copying a whole book
32. 32.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
33. 33.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) main topic in the centre (c) colours and small icons (d) numbered points in order
34. 34.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) one keyword per branch (d) main topic in the centre
36. 36.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) copied word for word (c) with no headings (d) in your own words
37. 37.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) a summary at the bottom (c) cue questions in margin (d) a cue column on the left
40. 40.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit

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