Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 223 · 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: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) a summary at the bottom (d) top-to-bottom lists
3. 3.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) clear headings (c) never looking again (d) a look within a day
5. 5.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) tiny cramped writing (c) adding small diagrams (d) your own words
6. 6.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in your own words (b) copied word for word (c) in tiny writing (d) with no headings
7. 7.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) cue questions in margin (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) cue questions in margin (c) a cue column on the left (d) numbered points in order
10. 10.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) ten colours a page (c) adding small diagrams (d) your own words
11. 11.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) the date only (c) a short summary (d) nothing
12. 12.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) writing every line (c) your own words (d) no headings at all
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) ten colours a page (c) adding small diagrams (d) clear headings
14. 14.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) cue questions in margin (d) a summary at the bottom
17. 17.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
18. 18.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) a cue column on the left (d) main topic in the centre
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) never looking again (c) tiny cramped writing (d) copying word for word
20. 20.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) your doodles (c) cues and key questions (d) the whole chapter
21. 21.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) notes in the big column (d) one keyword per branch
23. 23.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) notes in the big column (c) main topic in the centre (d) top-to-bottom lists
25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
26. 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
27. 27.🗺️ 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
28. 28.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) headings and bullets (c) main topic in the centre (d) one keyword per branch
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) one keyword per branch (c) colours and small icons (d) branches for subtopics
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) copying word for word (c) short keywords (d) never looking again
31. 31.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
32. 32.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
36. 36.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) a look within a day (c) no headings at all (d) adding small diagrams
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
38. 38.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a summary at the bottom (c) a cue column on the left (d) numbered points in order
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) a summary at the bottom (c) branches for subtopics (d) one keyword per branch
40. 40.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) no headings at all (c) writing every line (d) ten colours a page

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