Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 395 · 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.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) writing every line (c) never looking again (d) your own words
3. 3.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) tiny cramped writing (c) adding small diagrams (d) short keywords
4. 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
5. 5.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) numbered points in order (c) one keyword per branch (d) branches for subtopics
6. 6.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
7. 7.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) clear headings (c) a look within a day (d) writing every line
8. 8.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) headings and bullets
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) clear headings (c) ten colours a page (d) writing every line
11. 11.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) branches for subtopics (d) top-to-bottom lists
14. 14.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) writing an essay out (c) seeing links in a topic (d) copying a whole book
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) clear headings (c) never looking again (d) short keywords
16. 16.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) copying word for word (c) leaving some space (d) tiny cramped writing
17. 17.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) notes in the big column (c) a cue column on the left (d) top-to-bottom lists
19. 19.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) copying word for word (c) adding small diagrams (d) your own words
21. 21.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) colours and small icons
23. 23.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) a small detail (c) the last point (d) the main topic
24. 24.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
26. 26.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) a cue column on the left (c) notes in the big column (d) a summary at the bottom
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a cue column on the left (c) notes in the big column (d) a summary at the bottom
29. 29.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) clear headings (c) ten colours a page (d) adding small diagrams
30. 30.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) clear headings (c) copying word for word (d) a look within a day
31. 31.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) your own words (c) adding small diagrams (d) never looking again
32. 32.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
33. 33.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) notes in the big column (c) main topic in the centre (d) colours and small icons
34. 34.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) one keyword per branch (c) main topic in the centre (d) cue questions in margin
35. 35.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) colours and small icons
37. 37.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) the whole chapter (c) cues and key questions (d) your doodles
38. 38.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) writing every line (c) ten colours a page (d) never looking again
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a cue column on the left (c) colours and small icons (d) main topic in the centre
40. 40.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) a short summary (c) the date only (d) nothing

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