Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 966 · 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.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) in your own words (c) with no headings (d) copied word for word
2. 2.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) numbered points in order (c) branches for subtopics (d) a summary at the bottom
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) a cue column on the left (c) main topic in the centre (d) headings and bullets
4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
5. 5.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) tiny cramped writing (c) clear headings (d) copying word for word
6. 6.🗺️ 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
7. 7.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) numbered points in order (c) one keyword per branch (d) main topic in the centre
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) ten colours a page (c) adding small diagrams (d) your own words
11. 11.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) never looking again (c) copying word for word (d) tiny cramped writing
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) writing every line (c) ten colours a page (d) your own words
13. 13.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) headings and bullets (c) cue questions in margin (d) colours and small icons
14. 14.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) they are long (c) they need no review (d) cover notes, use cues
15. 15.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) your own words (c) copying word for word (d) adding small diagrams
17. 17.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) a summary at the bottom (d) main topic in the centre
19. 19.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
20. 20.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) main topic in the centre (d) a cue column on the left
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) headings and bullets (c) branches for subtopics (d) one keyword per branch
23. 23.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) a drawing (c) nothing (d) a short summary
24. 24.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) leaving some space (c) a look within a day (d) copying word for word
25. 25.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a summary at the bottom (c) notes in the big column (d) top-to-bottom lists
26. 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
28. 28.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) never looking again (c) your own words (d) adding small diagrams
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) cue questions in margin
31. 31.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
33. 33.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) leaving some space (c) ten colours a page (d) adding small diagrams
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) notes in the big column (d) cue questions in margin
36. 36.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) adding small diagrams (c) writing every line (d) never looking again
39. 39.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
40. 40.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True

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