Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

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

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