Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 99 · 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: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
3. 3.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
4. 4.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) a cue column on the left (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
5. 5.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) leaving some space (c) copying word for word (d) your own words
7. 7.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) adding small diagrams (c) clear headings (d) writing every line
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) clear headings (c) leaving some space (d) short keywords
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) cue questions in margin (c) one keyword per branch (d) headings and bullets
10. 10.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) adding small diagrams (d) never looking again
12. 12.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) one keyword per branch (d) a summary at the bottom
13. 13.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) colours and small icons (c) main topic in the centre (d) branches for subtopics
14. 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
15. 15.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) cue questions in margin (c) a cue column on the left (d) branches for subtopics
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) headings and bullets
17. 17.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) the date only (c) nothing (d) a short summary
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) one keyword per branch (c) main topic in the centre (d) top-to-bottom lists
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) copying word for word (c) leaving some space (d) no headings at all
20. 20.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) notes in the big column (c) colours and small icons (d) main topic in the centre
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
23. 23.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
26. 26.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) colours and small icons (b) notes in the big column (c) numbered points in order (d) a summary at the bottom
28. 28.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) cover notes, use cues (c) they are colourful (d) they are long
29. 29.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) main topic in the centre (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) branches for subtopics
30. 30.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
31. 31.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
32. 32.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) cues and key questions (b) the whole chapter (c) the teacher’s name (d) your doodles
33. 33.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
34. 34.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) one keyword per branch (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) writing every line (c) a look within a day (d) leaving some space
37. 37.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) tiny cramped writing (c) ten colours a page (d) adding small diagrams
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) writing every line (c) your own words (d) tiny cramped writing
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) branches for subtopics (c) a cue column on the left (d) cue questions in margin
40. 40.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) never looking again (c) copying word for word (d) your own words

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