Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 513 · 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) tiny cramped writing (b) short keywords (c) never looking again (d) writing every line
2. 2.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) writing an essay out (c) seeing links in a topic (d) hiding the details
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) clear headings (d) no headings at all
4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
5. 5.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) a summary at the bottom (c) numbered points in order (d) one keyword per branch
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) a cue column on the left (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) notes in the big column
7. 7.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) a summary at the bottom
10. 10.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
11. 11.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) writing every line (c) copying word for word (d) your own words
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) a look within a day (c) writing every line (d) clear headings
14. 14.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
15. 15.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
16. 16.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) the teacher’s name (c) cues and key questions (d) the whole chapter
17. 17.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
18. 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
19. 19.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) notes in the big column (c) one keyword per branch (d) top-to-bottom lists
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) adding small diagrams (c) a look within a day (d) copying word for word
21. 21.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a summary at the bottom (d) colours and small icons
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) your own words (c) writing every line (d) ten colours a page
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
25. 25.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) the main topic (c) a small detail (d) the page number
26. 26.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) branches for subtopics (c) a summary at the bottom (d) a cue column on the left
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) clear headings (c) adding small diagrams (d) a look within a day
28. 28.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) notes in the big column (c) headings and bullets (d) a cue column on the left
30. 30.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
31. 31.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
33. 33.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) numbered points in order (c) colours and small icons (d) branches for subtopics
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) no headings at all (c) copying word for word (d) never looking again
36. 36.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) ten colours a page (c) no headings at all (d) adding small diagrams
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) a cue column on the left (d) top-to-bottom lists
40. 40.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False

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