Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 455 · 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 good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) writing every line (c) clear headings (d) copying word for word
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) one keyword per branch (c) branches for subtopics (d) main topic in the centre
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) main topic in the centre (d) cue questions in margin
4. 4.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) tiny cramped writing (c) short keywords (d) your own words
5. 5.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) with no headings (c) in your own words (d) copied word for word
6. 6.🗺️ 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) ten colours a page (c) leaving some space (d) copying word for word
8. 8.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) main topic in the centre (c) a cue column on the left (d) top-to-bottom lists
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) branches for subtopics
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a summary at the bottom (c) numbered points in order (d) headings and bullets
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
13. 13.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) copying word for word (c) ten colours a page (d) a look within a day
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) your own words (c) no headings at all (d) tiny cramped writing
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) your own words (c) a look within a day (d) never looking again
16. 16.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) short keywords (c) writing every line (d) tiny cramped writing
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) main topic in the centre (c) branches for subtopics (d) headings and bullets
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) clear headings (c) writing every line (d) adding small diagrams
19. 19.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) clear headings (c) short keywords (d) writing every line
20. 20.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) one keyword per branch (c) notes in the big column (d) colours and small icons
21. 21.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
22. 22.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) colours and small icons (c) a summary at the bottom (d) notes in the big column
25. 25.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) short keywords (c) a look within a day (d) adding small diagrams
27. 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
28. 28.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
29. 29.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) seeing links in a topic (b) hiding the details (c) writing an essay out (d) copying a whole book
30. 30.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) no headings at all (c) copying word for word (d) never looking again
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) short keywords (c) adding small diagrams (d) leaving some space
34. 34.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) cue questions in margin (c) headings and bullets (d) branches for subtopics
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) writing every line (c) clear headings (d) ten colours a page
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) your own words (c) no headings at all (d) short keywords
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
38. 38.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) headings and bullets (c) cue questions in margin (d) one keyword per branch
39. 39.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) a look within a day (c) adding small diagrams (d) no headings at all
40. 40.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) colours and small icons (d) notes in the big column

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