Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 928 · 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 of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) a look within a day (c) clear headings (d) short keywords
2. 2.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) they are colourful (c) they need no review (d) cover notes, use cues
3. 3.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
4. 4.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) writing every line (c) ten colours a page (d) copying word for word
5. 5.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
6. 6.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
8. 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) notes in the big column (d) main topic in the centre
10. 10.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) short keywords (c) no headings at all (d) your own words
11. 11.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) your own words (c) adding small diagrams (d) writing every line
13. 13.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) seeing links in a topic (b) copying a whole book (c) writing an essay out (d) hiding the details
14. 14.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) colours and small icons (c) a cue column on the left (d) headings and bullets
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) clear headings (c) leaving some space (d) a look within a day
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) main topic in the centre (d) top-to-bottom lists
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) your own words (c) a look within a day (d) ten colours a page
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) clear headings (c) tiny cramped writing (d) writing every line
19. 19.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) colours and small icons (c) a summary at the bottom (d) main topic in the centre
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) branches for subtopics (d) top-to-bottom lists
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) one keyword per branch (d) cue questions in margin
23. 23.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) copying word for word (c) tiny cramped writing (d) adding small diagrams
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) short keywords (c) clear headings (d) no headings at all
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
28. 28.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) in your own words (c) with no headings (d) in tiny writing
29. 29.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the main topic (b) a small detail (c) the last point (d) the page number
30. 30.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) a cue column on the left (c) notes in the big column (d) main topic in the centre
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) colours and small icons (c) numbered points in order (d) a cue column on the left
32. 32.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the whole chapter (b) your doodles (c) the teacher’s name (d) cues and key questions
33. 33.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) never looking again (c) leaving some space (d) adding small diagrams
34. 34.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) a cue column on the left (c) numbered points in order (d) cue questions in margin
37. 37.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) main topic in the centre (d) numbered points in order
38. 38.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) writing every line (c) no headings at all (d) your own words
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a cue column on the left

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