Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

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

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