Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 45 · 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) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) never looking again (d) clear headings
2. 2.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) branches for subtopics (d) numbered points in order
3. 3.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) adding small diagrams (c) copying word for word (d) a look within a day
6. 6.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) tiny cramped writing (c) adding small diagrams (d) leaving some space
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) never looking again (c) your own words (d) no headings at all
8. 8.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) a drawing (c) nothing (d) the date only
9. 9.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) clear headings (c) your own words (d) leaving some space
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) main topic in the centre (d) headings and bullets
11. 11.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) in your own words (c) copied word for word (d) with no headings
12. 12.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
13. 13.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) adding small diagrams (c) ten colours a page (d) never looking again
15. 15.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a summary at the bottom (c) one keyword per branch (d) numbered points in order
16. 16.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) writing an essay out (c) seeing links in a topic (d) copying a whole book
18. 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
20. 20.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) a look within a day (c) copying word for word (d) your own words
21. 21.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
22. 22.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
23. 23.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) headings and bullets (c) branches for subtopics (d) top-to-bottom lists
24. 24.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) headings and bullets (c) cue questions in margin (d) colours and small icons
25. 25.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) colours and small icons (d) cue questions in margin
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) colours and small icons (c) one keyword per branch (d) a cue column on the left
29. 29.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
31. 31.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) copying word for word (c) never looking again (d) ten colours a page
32. 32.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) your doodles (c) cues and key questions (d) the whole chapter
33. 33.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a summary at the bottom (c) notes in the big column (d) colours and small icons
34. 34.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a cue column on the left (d) main topic in the centre
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) short keywords (c) no headings at all (d) copying word for word
36. 36.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) clear headings (c) adding small diagrams (d) leaving some space
38. 38.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) tiny cramped writing (c) never looking again (d) leaving some space
39. 39.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit

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