Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 546 · 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.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) colours and small icons (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
3. 3.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
4. 4.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) colours and small icons (d) cue questions in margin
5. 5.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) notes in the big column (c) numbered points in order (d) headings and bullets
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) copying word for word (c) never looking again (d) leaving some space
8. 8.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) short keywords (c) adding small diagrams (d) ten colours a page
9. 9.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) short keywords (c) tiny cramped writing (d) ten colours a page
11. 11.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) clear headings (c) your own words (d) never looking again
12. 12.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) your own words (c) ten colours a page (d) no headings at all
14. 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
15. 15.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a cue column on the left
17. 17.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) short keywords (c) ten colours a page (d) never looking again
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) leaving some space (c) adding small diagrams (d) short keywords
19. 19.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) main topic in the centre (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a summary at the bottom
20. 20.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) numbered points in order (c) branches for subtopics (d) notes in the big column
21. 21.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) leaving some space (c) tiny cramped writing (d) ten colours a page
22. 22.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) copying word for word (c) ten colours a page (d) writing every line
26. 26.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) a summary at the bottom (d) main topic in the centre
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) notes in the big column (d) numbered points in order
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) your own words (c) clear headings (d) copying word for word
29. 29.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) a cue column on the left (c) cue questions in margin (d) numbered points in order
31. 31.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
32. 32.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) copying a whole book (c) hiding the details (d) seeing links in a topic
33. 33.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
34. 34.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) one keyword per branch
36. 36.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) notes in the big column (c) numbered points in order (d) branches for subtopics
37. 37.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) cues and key questions (b) your doodles (c) the whole chapter (d) the teacher’s name
38. 38.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) main topic in the centre (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) colours and small icons
40. 40.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) the date only (c) nothing (d) a drawing

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