Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 418 · 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: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) a look within a day (c) tiny cramped writing (d) leaving some space
3. 3.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) one keyword per branch (c) numbered points in order (d) branches for subtopics
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) tiny cramped writing (c) writing every line (d) short keywords
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) a summary at the bottom (c) cue questions in margin (d) branches for subtopics
7. 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
8. 8.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) the page number (c) a small detail (d) the main topic
9. 9.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) short keywords (c) writing every line (d) copying word for word
10. 10.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) notes in the big column (c) numbered points in order (d) a summary at the bottom
11. 11.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
14. 14.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) branches for subtopics (d) one keyword per branch
15. 15.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a summary at the bottom (c) numbered points in order (d) colours and small icons
17. 17.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) never looking again (c) adding small diagrams (d) copying word for word
19. 19.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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) numbered points in order (d) notes in the big column
21. 21.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) clear headings (c) adding small diagrams (d) your own words
22. 22.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) writing an essay out (c) seeing links in a topic (d) hiding the details
23. 23.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (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) one keyword per branch (c) notes in the big column (d) a cue column on the left
25. 25.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) in your own words (c) in tiny writing (d) with no headings
26. 26.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
27. 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) writing every line (c) adding small diagrams (d) ten colours a page
29. 29.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) adding small diagrams (c) leaving some space (d) ten colours a page
31. 31.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) writing every line (c) tiny cramped writing (d) no headings at all
32. 32.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) a look within a day (c) copying word for word (d) never looking again
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) a summary at the bottom (c) a cue column on the left (d) cue questions in margin
34. 34.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) tiny cramped writing (c) no headings at all (d) clear headings
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) branches for subtopics (c) one keyword per branch (d) cue questions in margin
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) colours and small icons (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) one keyword per branch
37. 37.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) colours and small icons (c) numbered points in order (d) notes in the big column
38. 38.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
39. 39.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) a short summary (c) a drawing (d) nothing
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) a look within a day (c) short keywords (d) tiny cramped writing

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