Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 98 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) clear headings (c) never looking again (d) adding small diagrams
2. 2.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) the whole chapter (c) your doodles (d) cues and key questions
3. 3.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) no headings at all (c) writing every line (d) ten colours a page
4. 4.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
7. 7.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) colours and small icons
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a summary at the bottom (d) branches for subtopics
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) never looking again (c) no headings at all (d) writing every line
11. 11.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a summary at the bottom (c) colours and small icons (d) one keyword per branch
13. 13.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
14. 14.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) main topic in the centre (c) one keyword per branch (d) notes in the big column
15. 15.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) in your own words (c) copied word for word (d) with no headings
16. 16.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) the last point (c) a small detail (d) the main topic
17. 17.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
18. 18.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) notes in the big column (c) a summary at the bottom (d) cue questions in margin
20. 20.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) a cue column on the left (c) numbered points in order (d) colours and small icons
22. 22.🗺️ 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
23. 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
24. 24.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) a look within a day (c) leaving some space (d) your own words
26. 26.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) one keyword per branch (d) notes in the big column
28. 28.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) ten colours a page (c) clear headings (d) copying word for word
29. 29.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
31. 31.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
32. 32.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) branches for subtopics (c) headings and bullets (d) a cue column on the left
33. 33.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) one keyword per branch (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a cue column on the left
34. 34.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
35. 35.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
36. 36.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
37. 37.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) a look within a day (c) tiny cramped writing (d) leaving some space
38. 38.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) they need no review (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they are colourful
39. 39.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) never looking again (c) clear headings (d) leaving some space
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) tiny cramped writing (c) short keywords (d) a look within a day

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