Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 241 · 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: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) clear headings (c) never looking again (d) copying word for word
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) main topic in the centre
4. 4.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) a drawing (c) a short summary (d) nothing
5. 5.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) colours and small icons
7. 7.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
8. 8.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) writing every line (c) short keywords (d) no headings at all
9. 9.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) tiny cramped writing (c) a look within a day (d) writing every line
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) notes in the big column (c) branches for subtopics (d) a cue column on the left
11. 11.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) a look within a day (c) copying word for word (d) your own words
13. 13.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
15. 15.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) colours and small icons (c) one keyword per branch (d) notes in the big column
18. 18.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) branches for subtopics (b) cue questions in margin (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
19. 19.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
20. 20.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) notes in the big column (c) one keyword per branch (d) colours and small icons
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) a cue column on the left (c) main topic in the centre (d) colours and small icons
23. 23.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) main topic in the centre (c) one keyword per branch (d) numbered points in order
24. 24.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) colours and small icons (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a cue column on the left
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) ten colours a page (c) adding small diagrams (d) copying word for word
26. 26.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) short keywords (c) never looking again (d) clear headings
27. 27.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) your own words (c) writing every line (d) no headings at all
28. 28.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
29. 29.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) headings and bullets (c) a cue column on the left (d) cue questions in margin
31. 31.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
32. 32.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) cue questions in margin (c) branches for subtopics (d) one keyword per branch
33. 33.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) writing an essay out (c) seeing links in a topic (d) hiding the details
34. 34.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
35. 35.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) a cue column on the left
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) a look within a day (d) tiny cramped writing
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) short keywords (c) no headings at all (d) writing every line
39. 39.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
40. 40.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) headings and bullets (c) numbered points in order (d) a summary at the bottom

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