Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 52 · 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 kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) copying word for word (c) leaving some space (d) adding small diagrams
3. 3.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) never looking again (c) writing every line (d) short keywords
4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
5. 5.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) numbered points in order (c) main topic in the centre (d) headings and bullets
6. 6.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) cues and key questions (c) the teacher’s name (d) the whole chapter
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) colours and small icons (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) cue questions in margin
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) one keyword per branch (d) headings and bullets
11. 11.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
12. 12.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) your own words (c) adding small diagrams (d) short keywords
13. 13.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) in tiny writing (c) with no headings (d) in your own words
14. 14.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) nothing (c) a short summary (d) a drawing
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) your own words (c) copying word for word (d) never looking again
16. 16.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) hiding the details (c) seeing links in a topic (d) copying a whole book
17. 17.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) main topic in the centre (c) colours and small icons (d) branches for subtopics
20. 20.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) the last point (c) the main topic (d) a small detail
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
23. 23.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) colours and small icons (d) one keyword per branch
24. 24.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) colours and small icons (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) numbered points in order (d) colours and small icons
27. 27.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a summary at the bottom (c) notes in the big column (d) headings and bullets
30. 30.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
32. 32.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) a cue column on the left (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
34. 34.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) notes in the big column (c) numbered points in order (d) main topic in the centre
36. 36.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) short keywords (c) adding small diagrams (d) a look within a day
38. 38.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
39. 39.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
40. 40.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) copying word for word (c) adding small diagrams (d) ten colours a page

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