Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 432 · 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: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the main topic (b) the page number (c) a small detail (d) the last point
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) main topic in the centre (c) a summary at the bottom (d) cue questions in margin
4. 4.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) colours and small icons (c) branches for subtopics (d) one keyword per branch
5. 5.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
6. 6.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
7. 7.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) main topic in the centre (d) branches for subtopics
8. 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
9. 9.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) ten colours a page (c) adding small diagrams (d) tiny cramped writing
10. 10.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) short keywords (c) copying word for word (d) never looking again
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) colours and small icons
14. 14.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
17. 17.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) seeing links in a topic (c) writing an essay out (d) hiding the details
18. 18.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) a look within a day (c) leaving some space (d) ten colours a page
19. 19.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) never looking again (c) clear headings (d) a look within a day
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) colours and small icons (d) cue questions in margin
23. 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
24. 24.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) one keyword per branch (c) a cue column on the left (d) numbered points in order
25. 25.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
26. 26.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) cues and key questions (c) your doodles (d) the whole chapter
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) main topic in the centre (c) cue questions in margin (d) top-to-bottom lists
28. 28.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) one keyword per branch (d) top-to-bottom lists
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) leaving some space (c) short keywords (d) your own words
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) never looking again (c) leaving some space (d) tiny cramped writing
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) a cue column on the left (c) a summary at the bottom (d) notes in the big column
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) tiny cramped writing (c) no headings at all (d) adding small diagrams
34. 34.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) notes in the big column (c) branches for subtopics (d) a summary at the bottom
36. 36.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) main topic in the centre
39. 39.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
40. 40.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) no headings at all (c) clear headings (d) copying word for word

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