Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 370 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) short keywords (c) no headings at all (d) copying word for word
2. 2.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) your own words (c) never looking again (d) adding small diagrams
4. 4.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) writing an essay out (c) seeing links in a topic (d) hiding the details
5. 5.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
6. 6.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) nothing (b) a short summary (c) the date only (d) a drawing
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) a cue column on the left
8. 8.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) branches for subtopics (c) colours and small icons (d) one keyword per branch
9. 9.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
10. 10.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
13. 13.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) main topic in the centre (c) one keyword per branch (d) notes in the big column
16. 16.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) the main topic (c) a small detail (d) the last point
17. 17.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a cue column on the left (c) branches for subtopics (d) top-to-bottom lists
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) no headings at all (c) never looking again (d) writing every line
19. 19.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) a cue column on the left (c) main topic in the centre (d) top-to-bottom lists
20. 20.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) notes in the big column (c) cue questions in margin (d) colours and small icons
21. 21.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the whole chapter (b) the teacher’s name (c) your doodles (d) cues and key questions
23. 23.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) one keyword per branch (b) numbered points in order (c) notes in the big column (d) cue questions in margin
25. 25.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) a summary at the bottom (c) notes in the big column (d) a cue column on the left
27. 27.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) branches for subtopics (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) never looking again (c) copying word for word (d) your own words
30. 30.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) writing every line (c) your own words (d) adding small diagrams
31. 31.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) a look within a day (c) short keywords (d) ten colours a page
32. 32.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
33. 33.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
34. 34.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) in your own words (c) in tiny writing (d) copied word for word
35. 35.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) writing every line (c) clear headings (d) no headings at all
36. 36.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) headings and bullets (c) cue questions in margin (d) main topic in the centre
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
38. 38.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) one keyword per branch (c) headings and bullets (d) notes in the big column
40. 40.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes

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