Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 524 · 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) copying a whole book (b) seeing links in a topic (c) hiding the details (d) writing an essay out
2. 2.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) a cue column on the left (c) colours and small icons (d) numbered points in order
3. 3.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) leaving some space (c) writing every line (d) clear headings
4. 4.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in your own words (b) in tiny writing (c) with no headings (d) copied word for word
5. 5.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
6. 6.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
7. 7.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor 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) one keyword per branch (d) notes in the big column
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) a summary at the bottom (c) branches for subtopics (d) headings and bullets
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) colours and small icons (c) one keyword per branch (d) top-to-bottom lists
11. 11.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) branches for subtopics (c) colours and small icons (d) a summary at the bottom
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) headings and bullets (c) a summary at the bottom (d) a cue column on the left
14. 14.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) numbered points in order (c) notes in the big column (d) a summary at the bottom
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) a cue column on the left
16. 16.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) nothing (c) the date only (d) a drawing
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) one keyword per branch (c) main topic in the centre (d) branches for subtopics
18. 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
19. 19.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
20. 20.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
22. 22.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) tiny cramped writing (c) no headings at all (d) short keywords
26. 26.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) notes in the big column (d) one keyword per branch
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) notes in the big column (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
29. 29.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) headings and bullets (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists
31. 31.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) tiny cramped writing (c) never looking again (d) copying word for word
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) clear headings (c) a look within a day (d) never looking again
33. 33.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) notes in the big column (d) colours and small icons
34. 34.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
35. 35.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) short keywords (c) your own words (d) copying word for word
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) copying word for word (c) leaving some space (d) short keywords
37. 37.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) notes in the big column (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
38. 38.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
39. 39.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) no headings at all (c) leaving some space (d) clear headings

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