Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 54 · 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) clear headings (b) tiny cramped writing (c) a look within a day (d) your own words
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) a cue column on the left (c) main topic in the centre (d) notes in the big column
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) ten colours a page (c) writing every line (d) a look within a day
5. 5.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) your own words (c) leaving some space (d) clear headings
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) one keyword per branch (c) headings and bullets (d) branches for subtopics
8. 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
9. 9.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
11. 11.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
12. 12.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) ten colours a page (c) adding small diagrams (d) writing every line
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) tiny cramped writing (c) never looking again (d) short keywords
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) a look within a day (c) never looking again (d) adding small diagrams
16. 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
17. 17.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) never looking again (c) tiny cramped writing (d) your own words
19. 19.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
20. 20.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) main topic in the centre (c) cue questions in margin (d) top-to-bottom lists
21. 21.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) a short summary (c) nothing (d) the date only
22. 22.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
23. 23.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) writing every line (c) no headings at all (d) never looking again
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
25. 25.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) branches for subtopics
26. 26.🗺️ 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
27. 27.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) a summary at the bottom (c) headings and bullets (d) cue questions in margin
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) never looking again (c) ten colours a page (d) clear headings
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) a cue column on the left (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
31. 31.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) notes in the big column (d) colours and small icons
33. 33.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
34. 34.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) one keyword per branch (b) cue questions in margin (c) numbered points in order (d) a cue column on the left
36. 36.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) writing every line (c) tiny cramped writing (d) copying word for word
38. 38.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) headings and bullets (c) a summary at the bottom (d) main topic in the centre
39. 39.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) tiny cramped writing (c) your own words (d) copying word for word
40. 40.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True

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