Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 400 · 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: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) no headings at all (c) tiny cramped writing (d) a look within a day
4. 4.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) ten colours a page (c) writing every line (d) tiny cramped writing
5. 5.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a cue column on the left (c) branches for subtopics (d) numbered points in order
6. 6.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) your own words (c) leaving some space (d) writing every line
8. 8.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) clear headings (c) adding small diagrams (d) short keywords
9. 9.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) writing every line (c) adding small diagrams (d) a look within a day
10. 10.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) branches for subtopics (c) notes in the big column (d) one keyword per branch
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) a look within a day (c) adding small diagrams (d) copying word for word
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
14. 14.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) tiny cramped writing (c) no headings at all (d) short keywords
16. 16.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) nothing (c) the date only (d) a drawing
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) your own words (c) tiny cramped writing (d) adding small diagrams
19. 19.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
20. 20.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) with no headings (c) in tiny writing (d) in your own words
21. 21.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
22. 22.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
23. 23.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) branches for subtopics
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) a cue column on the left (c) notes in the big column (d) a summary at the bottom
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) writing every line (c) ten colours a page (d) tiny cramped writing
26. 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) cue questions in margin (d) main topic in the centre
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) adding small diagrams (c) never looking again (d) short keywords
29. 29.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) one keyword per branch (d) a cue column on the left
30. 30.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) copying word for word (c) writing every line (d) adding small diagrams
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) colours and small icons (c) main topic in the centre (d) branches for subtopics
33. 33.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) your own words (c) never looking again (d) adding small diagrams
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) one keyword per branch (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a summary at the bottom
36. 36.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) cues and key questions (c) the teacher’s name (d) the whole chapter
38. 38.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False

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