Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 156 · 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: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) hiding the details (c) seeing links in a topic (d) copying a whole book
3. 3.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
4. 4.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) copying word for word (c) your own words (d) ten colours a page
5. 5.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
6. 6.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) short keywords (c) ten colours a page (d) leaving some space
8. 8.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) your own words (c) short keywords (d) no headings at all
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) a look within a day (c) clear headings (d) your own words
11. 11.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) adding small diagrams (c) leaving some space (d) tiny cramped writing
13. 13.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) one keyword per branch (d) headings and bullets
14. 14.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
15. 15.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) cue questions in margin (c) one keyword per branch (d) main topic in the centre
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) numbered points in order (c) a summary at the bottom (d) colours and small icons
17. 17.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
18. 18.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
19. 19.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) the date only (c) a drawing (d) nothing
20. 20.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a summary at the bottom (c) cue questions in margin (d) top-to-bottom lists
23. 23.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) colours and small icons (c) main topic in the centre (d) numbered points in order
27. 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
28. 28.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) leaving some space (c) your own words (d) writing every line
29. 29.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) copied word for word (c) in tiny writing (d) in your own words
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a cue column on the left (c) a summary at the bottom (d) cue questions in margin
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) cue questions in margin (d) top-to-bottom lists
32. 32.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) a summary at the bottom (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) headings and bullets
34. 34.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
36. 36.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) clear headings (c) no headings at all (d) leaving some space
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) ten colours a page (c) writing every line (d) never looking again
39. 39.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) writing every line (c) adding small diagrams (d) leaving some space

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