Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 238 · 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 poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) no headings at all (c) your own words (d) copying word for word
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a summary at the bottom (d) one keyword per branch
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) colours and small icons (c) branches for subtopics (d) main topic in the centre
5. 5.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
6. 6.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
7. 7.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) cues and key questions (b) your doodles (c) the teacher’s name (d) the whole chapter
8. 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
9. 9.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) nothing (c) a short summary (d) the date only
10. 10.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
11. 11.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
12. 12.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) copying a whole book (c) writing an essay out (d) seeing links in a topic
13. 13.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) colours and small icons (b) a summary at the bottom (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) notes in the big column
14. 14.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) colours and small icons (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) notes in the big column
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) no headings at all (c) writing every line (d) adding small diagrams
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) leaving some space (c) your own words (d) writing every line
18. 18.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) a cue column on the left (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) branches for subtopics
19. 19.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) colours and small icons (c) main topic in the centre (d) branches for subtopics
22. 22.🔍 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) branches for subtopics
23. 23.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) in your own words (c) in tiny writing (d) with no headings
24. 24.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) clear headings (c) your own words (d) adding small diagrams
26. 26.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a cue column on the left (c) main topic in the centre (d) headings and bullets
28. 28.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) ten colours a page (c) never looking again (d) writing every line
29. 29.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
30. 30.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) main topic in the centre (c) headings and bullets (d) branches for subtopics
32. 32.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) clear headings (c) writing every line (d) adding small diagrams
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a summary at the bottom (c) numbered points in order (d) a cue column on the left
34. 34.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
36. 36.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
37. 37.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
38. 38.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) colours and small icons (c) notes in the big column (d) numbered points in order
39. 39.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
40. 40.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True

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