Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 100 · 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 of these is a good note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) no headings at all (c) writing every line (d) copying word for word
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
3. 3.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
4. 4.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) cue questions in margin (d) one keyword per branch
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a summary at the bottom (c) one keyword per branch (d) headings and bullets
7. 7.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
8. 8.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) your own words (c) copying word for word (d) never looking again
9. 9.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
10. 10.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) cues and key questions (b) your doodles (c) the teacher’s name (d) the whole chapter
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
15. 15.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) numbered points in order (c) a summary at the bottom (d) colours and small icons
16. 16.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
19. 19.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) seeing links in a topic (c) hiding the details (d) copying a whole book
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) clear headings (c) copying word for word (d) writing every line
21. 21.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the main topic (b) a small detail (c) the last point (d) the page number
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) no headings at all (c) leaving some space (d) copying word for word
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) never looking again (c) a look within a day (d) clear headings
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) cue questions in margin (c) one keyword per branch (d) branches for subtopics
26. 26.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) tiny cramped writing (c) short keywords (d) no headings at all
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) your own words (d) never looking again
28. 28.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) short keywords (c) copying word for word (d) your own words
29. 29.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) branches for subtopics (d) headings and bullets
31. 31.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) a cue column on the left (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) notes in the big column
33. 33.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) never looking again (c) adding small diagrams (d) writing every line
35. 35.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
36. 36.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
38. 38.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) ten colours a page (c) a look within a day (d) your own words
40. 40.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) short keywords (c) a look within a day (d) no headings at all

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