Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 373 · 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.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) nothing (c) a short summary (d) a drawing
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) no headings at all (c) ten colours a page (d) your own words
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) a look within a day (c) leaving some space (d) ten colours a page
5. 5.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
6. 6.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
7. 7.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
8. 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) a cue column on the left (d) colours and small icons
10. 10.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) clear headings (c) writing every line (d) short keywords
11. 11.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) notes in the big column (c) main topic in the centre (d) a cue column on the left
12. 12.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) short keywords (c) a look within a day (d) leaving some space
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) colours and small icons (c) branches for subtopics (d) notes in the big column
14. 14.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) leaving some space (c) writing every line (d) tiny cramped writing
15. 15.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) branches for subtopics (d) top-to-bottom lists
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) a summary at the bottom (c) one keyword per branch (d) top-to-bottom lists
17. 17.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
18. 18.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a cue column on the left (c) branches for subtopics (d) main topic in the centre
19. 19.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) ten colours a page (c) tiny cramped writing (d) short keywords
20. 20.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) writing an essay out (c) hiding the details (d) seeing links in a topic
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
22. 22.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
23. 23.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) colours and small icons (c) a summary at the bottom (d) a cue column on the left
24. 24.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) copied word for word (c) with no headings (d) in your own words
26. 26.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) never looking again (c) no headings at all (d) your own words
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) a summary at the bottom (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) cue questions in margin
28. 28.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
29. 29.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) cue questions in margin
30. 30.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) headings and bullets (c) main topic in the centre (d) notes in the big column
31. 31.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
32. 32.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) a look within a day (c) never looking again (d) no headings at all
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) tiny cramped writing (c) adding small diagrams (d) no headings at all
34. 34.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) a look within a day (c) copying word for word (d) short keywords
37. 37.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
40. 40.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the main topic (b) the page number (c) a small detail (d) the last point

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