Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 125 · 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 poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) a look within a day (c) tiny cramped writing (d) your own words
2. 2.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
3. 3.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) nothing (c) a short summary (d) the date only
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) never looking again (c) short keywords (d) a look within a day
5. 5.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) short keywords (c) leaving some space (d) copying word for word
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) colours and small icons (c) notes in the big column (d) main topic in the centre
7. 7.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) a look within a day (c) writing every line (d) your own words
8. 8.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) colours and small icons (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
9. 9.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) seeing links in a topic (b) writing an essay out (c) hiding the details (d) copying a whole book
10. 10.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) the main topic (c) a small detail (d) the last point
11. 11.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
13. 13.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a cue column on the left (c) branches for subtopics (d) a summary at the bottom
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) colours and small icons (c) a summary at the bottom (d) notes in the big column
17. 17.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) numbered points in order (c) main topic in the centre (d) one keyword per branch
18. 18.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) no headings at all (c) ten colours a page (d) your own words
20. 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
21. 21.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in your own words (b) copied word for word (c) in tiny writing (d) with no headings
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) cue questions in margin (c) main topic in the centre (d) numbered points in order
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) never looking again (c) ten colours a page (d) your own words
24. 24.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) main topic in the centre (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
28. 28.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
29. 29.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) cue questions in margin (c) a summary at the bottom (d) a cue column on the left
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a summary at the bottom (c) numbered points in order (d) one keyword per branch
32. 32.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
34. 34.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
36. 36.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) a look within a day (c) writing every line (d) tiny cramped writing
38. 38.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
39. 39.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
40. 40.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) writing every line (c) ten colours a page (d) short keywords

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