Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 97 · 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 or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) a look within a day (c) tiny cramped writing (d) never looking again
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) headings and bullets
5. 5.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) ten colours a page (c) tiny cramped writing (d) short keywords
7. 7.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
8. 8.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) writing every line (c) no headings at all (d) never looking again
9. 9.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
10. 10.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) one keyword per branch (c) notes in the big column (d) headings and bullets
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) ten colours a page (c) tiny cramped writing (d) copying word for word
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) leaving some space (c) tiny cramped writing (d) short keywords
13. 13.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) colours and small icons (c) notes in the big column (d) numbered points in order
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) tiny cramped writing (c) adding small diagrams (d) never looking again
15. 15.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 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
17. 17.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
18. 18.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) no headings at all (c) leaving some space (d) never looking again
19. 19.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) adding small diagrams (c) never looking again (d) leaving some space
22. 22.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
23. 23.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) adding small diagrams (c) a look within a day (d) your own words
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
26. 26.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
28. 28.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) notes in the big column
31. 31.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
32. 32.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) writing every line (c) your own words (d) adding small diagrams
33. 33.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
34. 34.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) branches for subtopics (c) numbered points in order (d) notes in the big column
35. 35.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) seeing links in a topic (b) hiding the details (c) copying a whole book (d) writing an essay out
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
38. 38.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) a cue column on the left (c) one keyword per branch (d) notes in the big column
39. 39.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) they are colourful (c) they are long (d) cover notes, use cues
40. 40.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False

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