Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 235 · 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: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) tiny cramped writing (c) never looking again (d) clear headings
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) notes in the big column (c) a summary at the bottom (d) main topic in the centre
4. 4.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) main topic in the centre (c) a cue column on the left (d) one keyword per branch
5. 5.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
7. 7.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) seeing links in a topic (c) hiding the details (d) writing an essay out
8. 8.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) in tiny writing (c) with no headings (d) in your own words
10. 10.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) headings and bullets (c) one keyword per branch (d) cue questions in margin
11. 11.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) one keyword per branch (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a cue column on the left
12. 12.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a summary at the bottom (c) notes in the big column (d) one keyword per branch
14. 14.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) tiny cramped writing (c) no headings at all (d) leaving some space
15. 15.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) ten colours a page (c) clear headings (d) leaving some space
16. 16.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) main topic in the centre (c) branches for subtopics (d) numbered points in order
18. 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
19. 19.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) cue questions in margin (c) colours and small icons (d) one keyword per branch
22. 22.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
25. 25.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
26. 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
27. 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
28. 28.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) headings and bullets (c) main topic in the centre (d) colours and small icons
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) a summary at the bottom (d) top-to-bottom lists
30. 30.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) cue questions in margin (c) headings and bullets (d) a cue column on the left
32. 32.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) main topic in the centre (c) branches for subtopics (d) one keyword per branch
34. 34.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
36. 36.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) a small detail (c) the page number (d) the main topic
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) branches for subtopics (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
39. 39.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) a short summary (c) nothing (d) a drawing
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) notes in the big column (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) headings and bullets

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