Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 306 · 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.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) short keywords (c) leaving some space (d) no headings at all
2. 2.📝 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
3. 3.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
5. 5.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
6. 6.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) a look within a day (c) ten colours a page (d) never looking again
7. 7.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
8. 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) main topic in the centre (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) branches for subtopics
10. 10.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
11. 11.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
12. 12.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) copied word for word (c) with no headings (d) in your own words
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) cue questions in margin (c) branches for subtopics (d) one keyword per branch
14. 14.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) ten colours a page (c) clear headings (d) tiny cramped writing
15. 15.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) copying a whole book (c) seeing links in a topic (d) hiding the details
17. 17.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the page number (c) the last point (d) the main topic
18. 18.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) copying word for word (c) tiny cramped writing (d) writing every line
19. 19.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
21. 21.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) your own words (c) never looking again (d) adding small diagrams
24. 24.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) headings and bullets (c) a cue column on the left (d) branches for subtopics
25. 25.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) clear headings (c) your own words (d) a look within a day
26. 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) headings and bullets (c) one keyword per branch (d) branches for subtopics
28. 28.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) one keyword per branch
30. 30.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) copying word for word (c) adding small diagrams (d) your own words
31. 31.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
32. 32.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
33. 33.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) one keyword per branch (c) headings and bullets (d) main topic in the centre
34. 34.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) one keyword per branch (c) main topic in the centre (d) top-to-bottom lists
36. 36.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
39. 39.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes

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