Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 379 · 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: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) a look within a day (c) leaving some space (d) ten colours a page
3. 3.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) writing every line (c) short keywords (d) no headings at all
6. 6.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
7. 7.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) short keywords (c) a look within a day (d) copying word for word
8. 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
9. 9.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
10. 10.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) nothing (b) a short summary (c) the date only (d) a drawing
11. 11.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) adding small diagrams (c) tiny cramped writing (d) never looking again
12. 12.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) seeing links in a topic (b) hiding the details (c) writing an essay out (d) copying a whole book
13. 13.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) clear headings (c) leaving some space (d) tiny cramped writing
14. 14.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) no headings at all (c) leaving some space (d) tiny cramped writing
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a cue column on the left (d) numbered points in order
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) notes in the big column (c) headings and bullets (d) colours and small icons
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) tiny cramped writing (c) short keywords (d) ten colours a page
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) short keywords (c) adding small diagrams (d) your own words
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) your own words (c) clear headings (d) copying word for word
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) notes in the big column (c) one keyword per branch (d) main topic in the centre
21. 21.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) writing every line (c) leaving some space (d) no headings at all
23. 23.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the whole chapter (b) cues and key questions (c) the teacher’s name (d) your doodles
24. 24.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) one keyword per branch (d) numbered points in order
25. 25.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) cue questions in margin (c) colours and small icons (d) notes in the big column
26. 26.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) copied word for word (c) in your own words (d) with no headings
27. 27.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) tiny cramped writing (d) adding small diagrams
30. 30.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) numbered points in order (d) notes in the big column
32. 32.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
33. 33.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the page number (c) the main topic (d) the last point
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) colours and small icons (c) one keyword per branch (d) cue questions in margin
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a summary at the bottom (d) main topic in the centre
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) your own words (c) never looking again (d) ten colours a page
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
38. 38.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) a look within a day (c) ten colours a page (d) never looking again
40. 40.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes

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