Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 180 · 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: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
3. 3.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
5. 5.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) cue questions in margin (c) headings and bullets (d) branches for subtopics
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a summary at the bottom (c) headings and bullets (d) main topic in the centre
7. 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
8. 8.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) a look within a day (c) adding small diagrams (d) tiny cramped writing
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) your own words (c) short keywords (d) copying word for word
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) main topic in the centre (c) headings and bullets (d) colours and small icons
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) one keyword per branch
12. 12.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) headings and bullets (c) a summary at the bottom (d) branches for subtopics
13. 13.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) seeing links in a topic (c) copying a whole book (d) hiding the details
14. 14.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) cue questions in margin (d) numbered points in order
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) numbered points in order (c) one keyword per branch (d) main topic in the centre
16. 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
17. 17.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) no headings at all (c) never looking again (d) writing every line
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) notes in the big column (d) headings and bullets
19. 19.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) colours and small icons (c) numbered points in order (d) notes in the big column
21. 21.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) notes in the big column (c) main topic in the centre (d) headings and bullets
23. 23.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
24. 24.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) writing every line (c) no headings at all (d) tiny cramped writing
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) never looking again (d) adding small diagrams
26. 26.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
27. 27.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) the whole chapter (c) cues and key questions (d) the teacher’s name
28. 28.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) notes in the big column (c) cue questions in margin (d) main topic in the centre
30. 30.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) the last point (c) the main topic (d) a small detail
31. 31.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) branches for subtopics (c) cue questions in margin (d) notes in the big column
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) colours and small icons (c) cue questions in margin (d) a summary at the bottom
34. 34.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
35. 35.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
38. 38.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) never looking again (c) ten colours a page (d) tiny cramped writing
40. 40.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) adding small diagrams (c) copying word for word (d) your own words

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