Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 994 · 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: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) leaving some space (c) your own words (d) ten colours a page
3. 3.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) they are long (c) they are colourful (d) cover notes, use cues
4. 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
5. 5.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) copying word for word (c) adding small diagrams (d) clear headings
6. 6.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
7. 7.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) colours and small icons (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a summary at the bottom
9. 9.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
10. 10.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) one keyword per branch (c) numbered points in order (d) a cue column on the left
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) copying word for word (c) clear headings (d) your own words
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) your own words (c) leaving some space (d) adding small diagrams
13. 13.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) hiding the details (c) seeing links in a topic (d) writing an essay out
14. 14.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
16. 16.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
17. 17.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
18. 18.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) headings and bullets (c) one keyword per branch (d) cue questions in margin
19. 19.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) leaving some space (c) your own words (d) writing every line
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) ten colours a page (c) writing every line (d) copying word for word
21. 21.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) leaving some space (c) clear headings (d) never looking again
22. 22.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) cues and key questions (c) your doodles (d) the whole chapter
23. 23.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) one keyword per branch (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
25. 25.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) main topic in the centre (c) a summary at the bottom (d) top-to-bottom lists
27. 27.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) tiny cramped writing (c) a look within a day (d) adding small diagrams
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) adding small diagrams (c) a look within a day (d) tiny cramped writing
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) no headings at all (c) ten colours a page (d) leaving some space
30. 30.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) headings and bullets (c) a cue column on the left (d) notes in the big column
32. 32.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) the date only (c) a short summary (d) nothing
33. 33.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) colours and small icons (b) headings and bullets (c) cue questions in margin (d) top-to-bottom lists
34. 34.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) colours and small icons (d) top-to-bottom lists
36. 36.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) a cue column on the left (c) colours and small icons (d) numbered points in order
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
39. 39.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the page number (c) the main topic (d) the last point
40. 40.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) numbered points in order (c) branches for subtopics (d) cue questions in margin

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