Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 260 · 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 good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) main topic in the centre
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a cue column on the left (c) colours and small icons (d) one keyword per branch
4. 4.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) the page number (c) a small detail (d) the main topic
5. 5.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) one keyword per branch (c) main topic in the centre (d) notes in the big column
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) colours and small icons (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a summary at the bottom
7. 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) no headings at all (c) copying word for word (d) clear headings
9. 9.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) short keywords (c) clear headings (d) writing every line
10. 10.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) clear headings (c) never looking again (d) adding small diagrams
11. 11.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
12. 12.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) seeing links in a topic (b) hiding the details (c) copying a whole book (d) writing an essay out
13. 13.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) your own words (c) clear headings (d) tiny cramped writing
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) a look within a day (c) short keywords (d) writing every line
15. 15.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a cue column on the left (c) branches for subtopics (d) one keyword per branch
17. 17.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) short keywords (c) copying word for word (d) never looking again
19. 19.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) nothing (c) a short summary (d) the date only
20. 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
21. 21.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) no headings at all (c) tiny cramped writing (d) leaving some space
23. 23.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) branches for subtopics (c) a summary at the bottom (d) main topic in the centre
25. 25.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
26. 26.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) your own words (c) a look within a day (d) never looking again
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) copying word for word (c) writing every line (d) tiny cramped writing
29. 29.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) leaving some space (c) no headings at all (d) tiny cramped writing
31. 31.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) tiny cramped writing (c) leaving some space (d) a look within a day
33. 33.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
34. 34.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) your own words (c) ten colours a page (d) leaving some space
36. 36.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
37. 37.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the whole chapter (b) the teacher’s name (c) cues and key questions (d) your doodles
38. 38.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) never looking again (c) ten colours a page (d) adding small diagrams
40. 40.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False

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