Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 262 · 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: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
3. 3.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) ten colours a page (c) copying word for word (d) writing every line
5. 5.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) short keywords (c) copying word for word (d) clear headings
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) a cue column on the left (d) headings and bullets
7. 7.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
8. 8.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) one keyword per branch (c) notes in the big column (d) colours and small icons
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) main topic in the centre (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) cue questions in margin
10. 10.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) a look within a day (c) writing every line (d) never looking again
12. 12.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) ten colours a page (c) tiny cramped writing (d) copying word for word
13. 13.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) writing every line (c) short keywords (d) leaving some space
15. 15.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
16. 16.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) seeing links in a topic (b) writing an essay out (c) copying a whole book (d) hiding the details
17. 17.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) colours and small icons (d) notes in the big column
18. 18.🔍 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
19. 19.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) a drawing (c) the date only (d) nothing
20. 20.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
21. 21.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) never looking again (c) your own words (d) leaving some space
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) writing every line (c) no headings at all (d) adding small diagrams
24. 24.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) branches for subtopics (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
25. 25.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) tiny cramped writing (c) clear headings (d) adding small diagrams
26. 26.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) branches for subtopics (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) one keyword per branch
28. 28.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) writing every line (c) ten colours a page (d) your own words
29. 29.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) adding small diagrams (c) no headings at all (d) ten colours a page
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) one keyword per branch (d) top-to-bottom lists
33. 33.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
34. 34.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
35. 35.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
38. 38.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) your own words (c) tiny cramped writing (d) adding small diagrams

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