Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 314 · 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 good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) never looking again (c) copying word for word (d) a look within a day
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
3. 3.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) one keyword per branch (c) main topic in the centre (d) headings and bullets
5. 5.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
6. 6.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) no headings at all (c) adding small diagrams (d) your own words
8. 8.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) colours and small icons (c) main topic in the centre (d) notes in the big column
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) a look within a day (c) no headings at all (d) writing every line
10. 10.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) nothing (c) the date only (d) a short summary
12. 12.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
13. 13.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
14. 14.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) colours and small icons (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) one keyword per branch
16. 16.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) hiding the details (c) writing an essay out (d) seeing links in a topic
17. 17.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) your own words (c) a look within a day (d) leaving some space
19. 19.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a cue column on the left (c) cue questions in margin (d) notes in the big column
20. 20.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) tiny cramped writing (c) copying word for word (d) never looking again
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) main topic in the centre (c) cue questions in margin (d) a summary at the bottom
23. 23.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) a cue column on the left (c) one keyword per branch (d) top-to-bottom lists
24. 24.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) your own words (c) never looking again (d) writing every line
25. 25.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) copied word for word (c) in tiny writing (d) in your own words
26. 26.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) cues and key questions (c) your doodles (d) the whole chapter
27. 27.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) your own words (c) short keywords (d) adding small diagrams
30. 30.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) colours and small icons (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) tiny cramped writing (c) clear headings (d) short keywords
32. 32.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) tiny cramped writing (c) never looking again (d) short keywords
34. 34.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
35. 35.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) leaving some space (c) writing every line (d) never looking again
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) a cue column on the left (c) one keyword per branch (d) a summary at the bottom
37. 37.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
39. 39.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
40. 40.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes

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