Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 537 · 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: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
2. 2.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) short keywords (c) copying word for word (d) never looking again
4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
5. 5.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
6. 6.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) ten colours a page (c) writing every line (d) copying word for word
7. 7.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) never looking again (c) no headings at all (d) ten colours a page
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) headings and bullets (c) colours and small icons (d) main topic in the centre
9. 9.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
10. 10.🗺️ 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
11. 11.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) main topic in the centre (c) headings and bullets (d) a summary at the bottom
12. 12.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) a cue column on the left
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) your own words (c) tiny cramped writing (d) short keywords
14. 14.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
15. 15.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) numbered points in order (c) notes in the big column (d) branches for subtopics
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) tiny cramped writing (c) ten colours a page (d) no headings at all
17. 17.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) your doodles (c) cues and key questions (d) the whole chapter
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) your own words (c) adding small diagrams (d) copying word for word
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) short keywords (c) writing every line (d) your own words
21. 21.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) cue questions in margin (c) colours and small icons (d) main topic in the centre
23. 23.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) never looking again (c) a look within a day (d) ten colours a page
24. 24.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
25. 25.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) leaving some space (c) your own words (d) ten colours a page
30. 30.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
32. 32.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) a summary at the bottom (c) colours and small icons (d) top-to-bottom lists
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) a look within a day (c) clear headings (d) never looking again
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) your own words (c) tiny cramped writing (d) no headings at all
35. 35.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) adding small diagrams (c) leaving some space (d) ten colours a page
37. 37.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
39. 39.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False

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