Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 217 · 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: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) main topic in the centre (c) branches for subtopics (d) cue questions in margin
3. 3.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
4. 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
5. 5.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
6. 6.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) no headings at all (c) tiny cramped writing (d) a look within a day
7. 7.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) short keywords (c) clear headings (d) a look within a day
8. 8.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) copied word for word (c) with no headings (d) in your own words
9. 9.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) headings and bullets (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
14. 14.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) a summary at the bottom (d) numbered points in order
17. 17.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) writing every line (c) tiny cramped writing (d) clear headings
18. 18.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) main topic in the centre (c) notes in the big column (d) colours and small icons
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) notes in the big column (c) main topic in the centre (d) branches for subtopics
20. 20.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) a summary at the bottom (c) notes in the big column (d) colours and small icons
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) your own words (c) ten colours a page (d) leaving some space
23. 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
24. 24.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) tiny cramped writing (c) copying word for word (d) adding small diagrams
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) one keyword per branch (c) colours and small icons (d) top-to-bottom lists
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) tiny cramped writing (c) leaving some space (d) clear headings
29. 29.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) a look within a day (c) no headings at all (d) leaving some space
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) main topic in the centre (d) cue questions in margin
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) clear headings (c) a look within a day (d) writing every line
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) headings and bullets (c) a cue column on the left (d) a summary at the bottom
33. 33.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) headings and bullets (c) numbered points in order (d) a cue column on the left
34. 34.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) hiding the details (c) writing an essay out (d) seeing links in a topic
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) leaving some space (c) a look within a day (d) clear headings
36. 36.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
38. 38.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the main topic (b) the last point (c) the page number (d) a small detail
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) branches for subtopics (d) cue questions in margin
40. 40.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) a drawing (c) a short summary (d) nothing

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