Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 402 · 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: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) notes in the big column (d) top-to-bottom lists
3. 3.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
5. 5.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) short keywords (c) ten colours a page (d) never looking again
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) your own words (c) writing every line (d) copying word for word
8. 8.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) leaving some space (c) tiny cramped writing (d) writing every line
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) a summary at the bottom (d) one keyword per branch
10. 10.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) nothing (b) the date only (c) a drawing (d) a short summary
11. 11.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) seeing links in a topic (b) copying a whole book (c) writing an essay out (d) hiding the details
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
13. 13.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) the main topic (c) a small detail (d) the last point
14. 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
15. 15.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) never looking again (c) copying word for word (d) writing every line
16. 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
17. 17.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) writing every line (c) short keywords (d) never looking again
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: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
22. 22.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
23. 23.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) clear headings (c) adding small diagrams (d) never looking again
24. 24.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) notes in the big column (c) headings and bullets (d) main topic in the centre
25. 25.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) branches for subtopics (c) notes in the big column (d) cue questions in margin
28. 28.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) cue questions in margin (c) a cue column on the left (d) main topic in the centre
29. 29.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
32. 32.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) main topic in the centre (c) one keyword per branch (d) colours and small icons
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) short keywords (c) a look within a day (d) clear headings
34. 34.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) a look within a day (c) adding small diagrams (d) writing every line
36. 36.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) short keywords (c) leaving some space (d) copying word for word
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) tiny cramped writing (c) leaving some space (d) a look within a day
39. 39.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) your own words (c) short keywords (d) writing every line

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