Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 540 · 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) clear headings (b) never looking again (c) adding small diagrams (d) a look within a day
2. 2.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) branches for subtopics (c) a summary at the bottom (d) top-to-bottom lists
3. 3.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
4. 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
5. 5.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
7. 7.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a cue column on the left (c) headings and bullets (d) notes in the big column
9. 9.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in your own words (b) copied word for word (c) in tiny writing (d) with no headings
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) never looking again (c) adding small diagrams (d) writing every line
14. 14.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) cues and key questions (b) your doodles (c) the teacher’s name (d) the whole chapter
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) main topic in the centre
16. 16.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) never looking again (c) leaving some space (d) copying word for word
17. 17.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) the date only (c) a short summary (d) nothing
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) no headings at all (c) clear headings (d) ten colours a page
21. 21.🔍 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
22. 22.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) writing an essay out (c) seeing links in a topic (d) copying a whole book
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) numbered points in order (d) a summary at the bottom
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) clear headings (c) adding small diagrams (d) short keywords
27. 27.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
29. 29.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
30. 30.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
31. 31.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) a look within a day (c) your own words (d) ten colours a page
32. 32.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) main topic in the centre (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) cue questions in margin
33. 33.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) tiny cramped writing (c) copying word for word (d) leaving some space
35. 35.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) colours and small icons (d) headings and bullets
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) headings and bullets
40. 40.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) your own words (c) short keywords (d) leaving some space

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