Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 269 · 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: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) adding small diagrams (c) your own words (d) never looking again
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) a summary at the bottom (d) branches for subtopics
4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
5. 5.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) ten colours a page (c) tiny cramped writing (d) never looking again
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) short keywords (c) your own words (d) no headings at all
8. 8.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a cue column on the left (d) colours and small icons
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) colours and small icons
10. 10.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) your doodles (c) cues and key questions (d) the whole chapter
11. 11.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) no headings at all (c) writing every line (d) never looking again
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) headings and bullets (c) a summary at the bottom (d) a cue column on the left
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a cue column on the left
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) ten colours a page (c) your own words (d) copying word for word
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) one keyword per branch
17. 17.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
18. 18.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the main topic (b) the page number (c) a small detail (d) the last point
19. 19.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) a cue column on the left (c) numbered points in order (d) branches for subtopics
20. 20.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
22. 22.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) clear headings (c) no headings at all (d) copying word for word
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) one keyword per branch (c) main topic in the centre (d) notes in the big column
26. 26.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
28. 28.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
29. 29.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) writing every line (c) adding small diagrams (d) leaving some space
30. 30.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) never looking again (c) your own words (d) ten colours a page
31. 31.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
32. 32.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) cue questions in margin
35. 35.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) never looking again (c) no headings at all (d) adding small diagrams
36. 36.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) colours and small icons (c) notes in the big column (d) one keyword per branch
37. 37.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) the date only (c) a short summary (d) nothing
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
39. 39.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) your own words (c) short keywords (d) leaving some space

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