Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 392 · 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 poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) short keywords (c) your own words (d) copying word for word
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) colours and small icons (b) cue questions in margin (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
4. 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
5. 5.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) colours and small icons (c) a summary at the bottom (d) numbered points in order
6. 6.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) ten colours a page (c) clear headings (d) a look within a day
7. 7.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) one keyword per branch (d) a cue column on the left
8. 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) your own words (c) writing every line (d) clear headings
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) one keyword per branch (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists
11. 11.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) hiding the details (c) seeing links in a topic (d) copying a whole book
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
14. 14.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) colours and small icons (d) a cue column on the left
15. 15.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
16. 16.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) never looking again (c) your own words (d) writing every line
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) branches for subtopics (d) one keyword per branch
18. 18.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) a cue column on the left (d) branches for subtopics
19. 19.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) the page number (c) the main topic (d) a small detail
20. 20.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) a summary at the bottom (d) top-to-bottom lists
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) notes in the big column (d) headings and bullets
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) a look within a day (c) ten colours a page (d) copying word for word
23. 23.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) headings and bullets
25. 25.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) a look within a day (c) short keywords (d) tiny cramped writing
26. 26.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
28. 28.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) ten colours a page (c) writing every line (d) copying word for word
30. 30.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) clear headings (c) writing every line (d) tiny cramped writing
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) writing every line (c) your own words (d) ten colours a page
32. 32.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
33. 33.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) clear headings (c) no headings at all (d) a look within a day
34. 34.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) never looking again (c) leaving some space (d) no headings at all
36. 36.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
38. 38.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) copied word for word (c) in your own words (d) in tiny writing
39. 39.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) adding small diagrams (c) your own words (d) copying word for word

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