Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 403 · 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) clear headings (b) never looking again (c) a look within a day (d) your own words
2. 2.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) branches for subtopics (d) notes in the big column
4. 4.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) tiny cramped writing (c) ten colours a page (d) leaving some space
6. 6.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) the main topic (c) the page number (d) a small detail
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) colours and small icons (c) notes in the big column (d) branches for subtopics
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) clear headings (c) writing every line (d) adding small diagrams
10. 10.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
11. 11.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) no headings at all (c) your own words (d) adding small diagrams
13. 13.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) numbered points in order (c) a summary at the bottom (d) one keyword per branch
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) main topic in the centre (c) a cue column on the left (d) a summary at the bottom
15. 15.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) ten colours a page (c) a look within a day (d) adding small diagrams
17. 17.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) headings and bullets (c) one keyword per branch (d) a cue column on the left
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) your own words (c) leaving some space (d) a look within a day
19. 19.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) no headings at all (c) writing every line (d) copying word for word
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
22. 22.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
23. 23.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) leaving some space (c) adding small diagrams (d) a look within a day
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) leaving some space (c) no headings at all (d) never looking again
26. 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
28. 28.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) never looking again (c) short keywords (d) tiny cramped writing
31. 31.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
32. 32.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) with no headings (c) in tiny writing (d) in your own words
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) tiny cramped writing (c) clear headings (d) short keywords
34. 34.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) writing every line (c) ten colours a page (d) a look within a day
36. 36.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) cues and key questions (b) the whole chapter (c) the teacher’s name (d) your doodles
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) notes in the big column (c) headings and bullets (d) a cue column on the left
38. 38.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) never looking again (c) short keywords (d) no headings at all
39. 39.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) writing every line (c) a look within a day (d) ten colours a page
40. 40.🗺️ 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

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