Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 276 · 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.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) adding small diagrams (c) leaving some space (d) writing every line
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) branches for subtopics (d) numbered points in order
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) cue questions in margin (c) a cue column on the left (d) notes in the big column
5. 5.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) your own words (c) short keywords (d) ten colours a page
6. 6.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) tiny cramped writing (c) a look within a day (d) no headings at all
8. 8.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) notes in the big column (c) a cue column on the left (d) colours and small icons
11. 11.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
13. 13.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a cue column on the left (c) a summary at the bottom (d) main topic in the centre
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a summary at the bottom (d) numbered points in order
16. 16.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
18. 18.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) colours and small icons (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
19. 19.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
20. 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) main topic in the centre (c) colours and small icons (d) branches for subtopics
22. 22.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) tiny cramped writing (c) your own words (d) ten colours a page
24. 24.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) your own words (c) copying word for word (d) never looking again
25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
26. 26.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) adding small diagrams (c) never looking again (d) copying word for word
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
28. 28.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) copying word for word (c) your own words (d) leaving some space
29. 29.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) the page number (c) the main topic (d) a small detail
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) a cue column on the left (c) cue questions in margin (d) notes in the big column
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) cue questions in margin (c) main topic in the centre (d) branches for subtopics
32. 32.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) tiny cramped writing (d) clear headings
33. 33.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
34. 34.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
36. 36.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) ten colours a page (c) a look within a day (d) tiny cramped writing
37. 37.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) colours and small icons (c) numbered points in order (d) a summary at the bottom
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) short keywords (c) a look within a day (d) clear headings
39. 39.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) tiny cramped writing (c) a look within a day (d) your own words

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