Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 952 · 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 good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) tiny cramped writing (c) no headings at all (d) your own words
2. 2.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
3. 3.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) a drawing (c) nothing (d) a short summary
4. 4.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) never looking again (c) clear headings (d) your own words
7. 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
8. 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
9. 9.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
10. 10.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
12. 12.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) hiding the details (c) copying a whole book (d) seeing links in a topic
15. 15.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) main topic in the centre (c) notes in the big column (d) branches for subtopics
16. 16.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) no headings at all (c) clear headings (d) adding small diagrams
18. 18.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) headings and bullets (c) numbered points in order (d) branches for subtopics
19. 19.📝 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
20. 20.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) copied word for word (c) in your own words (d) with no headings
21. 21.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
22. 22.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) leaving some space (c) no headings at all (d) your own words
23. 23.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) cover notes, use cues (b) they are colourful (c) they need no review (d) they are long
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) a look within a day (c) short keywords (d) never looking again
25. 25.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) a summary at the bottom (c) numbered points in order (d) headings and bullets
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) your own words (c) tiny cramped writing (d) short keywords
27. 27.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) short keywords (c) a look within a day (d) ten colours a page
28. 28.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) colours and small icons (d) main topic in the centre
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) ten colours a page (c) never looking again (d) your own words
30. 30.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) a small detail (c) the main topic (d) the page number
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) writing every line (c) no headings at all (d) copying word for word
32. 32.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) headings and bullets (c) a summary at the bottom (d) colours and small icons
33. 33.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
34. 34.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) numbered points in order (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
35. 35.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
36. 36.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
37. 37.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) a cue column on the left
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) numbered points in order
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) short keywords (c) leaving some space (d) adding small diagrams
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) colours and small icons (c) notes in the big column (d) one keyword per branch

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