Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 502 · 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.🗺️ 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) colours and small icons (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a summary at the bottom (d) cue questions in margin
4. 4.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) headings and bullets (c) numbered points in order (d) one keyword per branch
5. 5.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) your own words (c) short keywords (d) never looking again
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) one keyword per branch (c) numbered points in order (d) cue questions in margin
7. 7.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) branches for subtopics (d) headings and bullets
8. 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
9. 9.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) tiny cramped writing (c) clear headings (d) writing every line
10. 10.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
11. 11.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) your doodles (c) the whole chapter (d) cues and key questions
12. 12.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) leaving some space (c) short keywords (d) tiny cramped writing
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) branches for subtopics (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists
14. 14.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) main topic in the centre (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) colours and small icons
15. 15.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a cue column on the left (d) numbered points in order
16. 16.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) copied word for word (c) in your own words (d) with no headings
18. 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
19. 19.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) cue questions in margin (c) a summary at the bottom (d) numbered points in order
20. 20.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) your own words (c) adding small diagrams (d) leaving some space
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
22. 22.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) adding small diagrams (c) no headings at all (d) never looking again
23. 23.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) ten colours a page (c) short keywords (d) copying word for word
24. 24.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
26. 26.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) writing every line (c) ten colours a page (d) tiny cramped writing
30. 30.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) numbered points in order (c) main topic in the centre (d) colours and small icons
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) main topic in the centre (c) branches for subtopics (d) colours and small icons
32. 32.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) copying word for word (c) adding small diagrams (d) clear headings
33. 33.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
34. 34.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) your own words (c) ten colours a page (d) writing every line
36. 36.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) short keywords (c) leaving some space (d) never looking again
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
39. 39.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
40. 40.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit

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