Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 430 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) a cue column on the left (c) branches for subtopics (d) notes in the big column
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) a cue column on the left (d) headings and bullets
3. 3.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) numbered points in order (d) colours and small icons
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) main topic in the centre (c) numbered points in order (d) cue questions in margin
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) adding small diagrams (c) never looking again (d) your own words
8. 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) copying word for word (c) clear headings (d) short keywords
10. 10.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
14. 14.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) nothing (b) the date only (c) a drawing (d) a short summary
15. 15.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the whole chapter (b) cues and key questions (c) the teacher’s name (d) your doodles
16. 16.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
18. 18.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) your own words (c) short keywords (d) ten colours a page
20. 20.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) notes in the big column
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) a cue column on the left (c) one keyword per branch (d) a summary at the bottom
23. 23.🗺️ 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) a cue column on the left (d) top-to-bottom lists
25. 25.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) writing every line (c) short keywords (d) adding small diagrams
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) one keyword per branch (c) colours and small icons (d) a cue column on the left
28. 28.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) copying word for word (c) adding small diagrams (d) short keywords
30. 30.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) writing every line (c) no headings at all (d) copying word for word
32. 32.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) short keywords (c) your own words (d) tiny cramped writing
35. 35.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
36. 36.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) seeing links in a topic (c) copying a whole book (d) hiding the details
37. 37.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) a look within a day (c) writing every line (d) leaving some space
38. 38.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) writing every line (c) short keywords (d) copying word for word
39. 39.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) a look within a day (c) never looking again (d) your own words

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