Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 965 · 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: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) short keywords (c) adding small diagrams (d) tiny cramped writing
3. 3.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
5. 5.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the whole chapter (b) the teacher’s name (c) your doodles (d) cues and key questions
7. 7.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) ten colours a page (c) tiny cramped writing (d) writing every line
8. 8.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) colours and small icons (c) headings and bullets (d) a summary at the bottom
9. 9.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) your own words (c) a look within a day (d) leaving some space
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) notes in the big column (c) a cue column on the left (d) a summary at the bottom
11. 11.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
12. 12.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) they are long (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they need no review
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
14. 14.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) clear headings (c) copying word for word (d) ten colours a page
15. 15.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) tiny cramped writing (c) your own words (d) adding small diagrams
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) colours and small icons (c) branches for subtopics (d) one keyword per branch
17. 17.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) with no headings (c) in your own words (d) in tiny writing
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) a cue column on the left (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
19. 19.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) nothing (c) the date only (d) a drawing
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) your own words (c) no headings at all (d) tiny cramped writing
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
22. 22.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
23. 23.🗺️ 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) one keyword per branch (c) headings and bullets (d) main topic in the centre
25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) never looking again (c) clear headings (d) adding small diagrams
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) no headings at all (c) leaving some space (d) a look within a day
29. 29.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) a cue column on the left (c) notes in the big column (d) a summary at the bottom
31. 31.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
32. 32.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
33. 33.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
34. 34.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) no headings at all (c) copying word for word (d) ten colours a page
37. 37.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) hiding the details (c) writing an essay out (d) seeing links in a topic
38. 38.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) branches for subtopics (c) colours and small icons (d) numbered points in order
40. 40.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) main topic in the centre (c) cue questions in margin (d) headings and bullets

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