Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 492 · 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 notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) in tiny writing (c) with no headings (d) in your own words
2. 2.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
3. 3.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) cues and key questions (c) the whole chapter (d) your doodles
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) one keyword per branch (d) a cue column on the left
5. 5.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) a cue column on the left (d) main topic in the centre
7. 7.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
8. 8.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) main topic in the centre (c) a summary at the bottom (d) notes in the big column
9. 9.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
10. 10.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) tiny cramped writing (c) no headings at all (d) adding small diagrams
11. 11.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
12. 12.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) tiny cramped writing (c) never looking again (d) short keywords
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) main topic in the centre (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) a look within a day (c) adding small diagrams (d) leaving some space
15. 15.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
17. 17.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) colours and small icons (c) cue questions in margin (d) a summary at the bottom
19. 19.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) a short summary (c) nothing (d) the date only
20. 20.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) main topic in the centre (d) numbered points in order
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) headings and bullets (c) branches for subtopics (d) cue questions in margin
23. 23.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) ten colours a page (c) your own words (d) tiny cramped writing
24. 24.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
25. 25.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
28. 28.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
29. 29.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) cue questions in margin (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists
30. 30.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) writing an essay out (c) copying a whole book (d) seeing links in a topic
31. 31.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) cue questions in margin (d) colours and small icons
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) cue questions in margin (d) branches for subtopics
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a summary at the bottom
36. 36.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
37. 37.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
38. 38.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) one keyword per branch (c) numbered points in order (d) branches for subtopics

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