Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 449 · 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) never looking again (b) your own words (c) leaving some space (d) short keywords
2. 2.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) one keyword per branch (c) branches for subtopics (d) colours and small icons
4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) headings and bullets (c) cue questions in margin (d) a cue column on the left
6. 6.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
8. 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
9. 9.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) writing every line (c) a look within a day (d) copying word for word
10. 10.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) cue questions in margin (c) branches for subtopics (d) top-to-bottom lists
11. 11.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) the whole chapter (c) the teacher’s name (d) cues and key questions
12. 12.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) short keywords (c) clear headings (d) adding small diagrams
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) copying word for word (c) ten colours a page (d) a look within a day
14. 14.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) colours and small icons (c) numbered points in order (d) headings and bullets
15. 15.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) short keywords (c) clear headings (d) copying word for word
17. 17.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) leaving some space (c) copying word for word (d) clear headings
18. 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
19. 19.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) notes in the big column (c) one keyword per branch (d) a summary at the bottom
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) a look within a day (c) adding small diagrams (d) your own words
23. 23.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the last point (c) the page number (d) the main topic
25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
26. 26.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a summary at the bottom (c) colours and small icons (d) numbered points in order
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) main topic in the centre (c) notes in the big column (d) cue questions in margin
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) a cue column on the left (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
29. 29.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) main topic in the centre (c) headings and bullets (d) notes in the big column
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) never looking again (c) writing every line (d) copying word for word
33. 33.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
34. 34.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) main topic in the centre (c) notes in the big column (d) a cue column on the left
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) colours and small icons (d) main topic in the centre
36. 36.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) in tiny writing (c) with no headings (d) in your own words
37. 37.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) seeing links in a topic (c) writing an essay out (d) copying a whole book
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) one keyword per branch (c) a summary at the bottom (d) colours and small icons
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) cue questions in margin (d) top-to-bottom lists

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