Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 422 · 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: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) cue questions in margin (d) one keyword per branch
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a summary at the bottom (c) branches for subtopics (d) headings and bullets
4. 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
5. 5.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) your own words (c) copying word for word (d) no headings at all
6. 6.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
7. 7.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) branches for subtopics (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) cue questions in margin
8. 8.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the last point (c) the main topic (d) the page number
11. 11.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) colours and small icons (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) one keyword per branch
13. 13.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
15. 15.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) a look within a day (c) ten colours a page (d) your own words
16. 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
17. 17.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) copying word for word (c) writing every line (d) a look within a day
19. 19.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) colours and small icons (c) branches for subtopics (d) headings and bullets
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) ten colours a page (c) adding small diagrams (d) writing every line
22. 22.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
27. 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
28. 28.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) the whole chapter (c) cues and key questions (d) the teacher’s name
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) writing every line (c) your own words (d) tiny cramped writing
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) adding small diagrams (c) short keywords (d) never looking again
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) cue questions in margin (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) headings and bullets
32. 32.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) branches for subtopics (d) headings and bullets
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) notes in the big column (d) a summary at the bottom
36. 36.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) copying a whole book (c) seeing links in a topic (d) writing an essay out
37. 37.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
38. 38.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) writing every line (c) a look within a day (d) adding small diagrams
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) copying word for word (c) short keywords (d) never looking again

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