Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 94 · 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) tiny cramped writing (b) clear headings (c) a look within a day (d) short keywords
2. 2.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
3. 3.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
4. 4.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
6. 6.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) with no headings (c) copied word for word (d) in your own words
9. 9.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) the main topic (c) the page number (d) a small detail
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) colours and small icons
11. 11.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) copying a whole book (c) writing an essay out (d) seeing links in a topic
12. 12.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) never looking again (c) no headings at all (d) leaving some space
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) ten colours a page (c) never looking again (d) writing every line
15. 15.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) branches for subtopics (c) cue questions in margin (d) colours and small icons
16. 16.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
17. 17.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) branches for subtopics (b) cue questions in margin (c) a summary at the bottom (d) a cue column on the left
19. 19.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) short keywords (c) clear headings (d) a look within a day
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) copying word for word (c) leaving some space (d) adding small diagrams
23. 23.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
24. 24.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) they need no review (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they are colourful
25. 25.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) cues and key questions (b) the teacher’s name (c) the whole chapter (d) your doodles
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) writing every line (c) copying word for word (d) tiny cramped writing
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) colours and small icons (c) a summary at the bottom (d) top-to-bottom lists
28. 28.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) cue questions in margin (d) main topic in the centre
29. 29.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) colours and small icons (b) cue questions in margin (c) notes in the big column (d) a summary at the bottom
32. 32.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) no headings at all (c) short keywords (d) adding small diagrams
34. 34.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
35. 35.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) tiny cramped writing (d) clear headings
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) cue questions in margin (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists
37. 37.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) a summary at the bottom (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) headings and bullets
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) never looking again (c) writing every line (d) adding small diagrams

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