Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 200 · 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: “numbered points in order” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
3. 3.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) ten colours a page (c) your own words (d) never looking again
4. 4.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) in your own words (c) in tiny writing (d) with no headings
5. 5.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) seeing links in a topic (c) copying a whole book (d) writing an essay out
6. 6.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) copying word for word (c) no headings at all (d) a look within a day
7. 7.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) colours and small icons
8. 8.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) tiny cramped writing (c) short keywords (d) leaving some space
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) a look within a day (c) clear headings (d) tiny cramped writing
11. 11.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
12. 12.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) short keywords (c) writing every line (d) a look within a day
15. 15.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
16. 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
17. 17.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
20. 20.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
21. 21.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) copying word for word (c) clear headings (d) tiny cramped writing
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) colours and small icons
25. 25.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) a summary at the bottom (c) a cue column on the left (d) notes in the big column
28. 28.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) writing every line (c) copying word for word (d) short keywords
29. 29.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) headings and bullets (c) a cue column on the left (d) one keyword per branch
30. 30.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) main topic in the centre (b) numbered points in order (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) colours and small icons (c) notes in the big column (d) numbered points in order
32. 32.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) the last point (c) a small detail (d) the main topic
33. 33.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) leaving some space (c) adding small diagrams (d) ten colours a page
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) cue questions in margin (c) a cue column on the left (d) notes in the big column
35. 35.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) the date only (c) nothing (d) a short summary
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) no headings at all (c) your own words (d) short keywords
37. 37.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
38. 38.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) main topic in the centre (d) numbered points in order
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a cue column on the left (c) numbered points in order (d) headings and bullets

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