Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 535 · 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 of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) a look within a day (c) copying word for word (d) leaving some space
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) headings and bullets
3. 3.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) a short summary (c) nothing (d) a drawing
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) your own words (c) writing every line (d) leaving some space
5. 5.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
6. 6.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
7. 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) short keywords (c) adding small diagrams (d) copying word for word
9. 9.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
10. 10.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
11. 11.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a cue column on the left (c) branches for subtopics (d) colours and small icons
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) no headings at all (c) short keywords (d) tiny cramped writing
13. 13.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a summary at the bottom (d) numbered points in order
14. 14.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) hiding the details (c) seeing links in a topic (d) writing an essay out
15. 15.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) the last point (c) a small detail (d) the main topic
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
18. 18.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
20. 20.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) a cue column on the left (c) numbered points in order (d) one keyword per branch
21. 21.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
23. 23.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
24. 24.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 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
26. 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) no headings at all (c) never looking again (d) adding small diagrams
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) a cue column on the left (d) headings and bullets
29. 29.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
30. 30.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) headings and bullets (c) notes in the big column (d) one keyword per branch
31. 31.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) one keyword per branch (d) cue questions in margin
33. 33.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) writing every line (c) ten colours a page (d) copying word for word
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) numbered points in order (c) a summary at the bottom (d) a cue column on the left
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) one keyword per branch (c) branches for subtopics (d) cue questions in margin
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) never looking again (c) writing every line (d) a look within a day
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) no headings at all (c) clear headings (d) your own words

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