Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 956 · 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: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
3. 3.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) clear headings (c) your own words (d) never looking again
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) no headings at all (c) leaving some space (d) writing every line
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) your own words (c) no headings at all (d) writing every line
6. 6.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the whole chapter (b) cues and key questions (c) your doodles (d) the teacher’s name
7. 7.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) colours and small icons (c) cue questions in margin (d) one keyword per branch
8. 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
9. 9.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
10. 10.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) notes in the big column (c) a summary at the bottom (d) a cue column on the left
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a cue column on the left (c) cue questions in margin (d) notes in the big column
13. 13.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) cover notes, use cues (c) they need no review (d) they are colourful
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) ten colours a page (c) adding small diagrams (d) never looking again
15. 15.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
16. 16.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
17. 17.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
18. 18.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) copying word for word (c) adding small diagrams (d) writing every line
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) headings and bullets
20. 20.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 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
22. 22.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) copying word for word (c) ten colours a page (d) your own words
23. 23.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
24. 24.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) a small detail (c) the last point (d) the main topic
26. 26.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) a cue column on the left (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) one keyword per branch
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
28. 28.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
29. 29.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) headings and bullets (d) main topic in the centre
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) colours and small icons (c) headings and bullets (d) branches for subtopics
32. 32.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
33. 33.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) colours and small icons (c) a summary at the bottom (d) cue questions in margin
36. 36.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
38. 38.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
40. 40.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) in your own words (c) in tiny writing (d) copied word for word

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