Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 548 · 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.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) notes in the big column (c) cue questions in margin (d) one keyword per branch
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) one keyword per branch (d) branches for subtopics
5. 5.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
6. 6.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) nothing (c) a drawing (d) a short summary
8. 8.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
11. 11.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) your own words (c) writing every line (d) a look within a day
12. 12.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) tiny cramped writing (c) copying word for word (d) no headings at all
14. 14.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) copying word for word (c) never looking again (d) tiny cramped writing
15. 15.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) tiny cramped writing (c) copying word for word (d) clear headings
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) main topic in the centre (c) headings and bullets (d) notes in the big column
17. 17.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) no headings at all (c) your own words (d) clear headings
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) colours and small icons (c) notes in the big column (d) main topic in the centre
20. 20.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) seeing links in a topic (c) hiding the details (d) copying a whole book
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) cue questions in margin (c) main topic in the centre (d) top-to-bottom lists
22. 22.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) short keywords (c) clear headings (d) a look within a day
23. 23.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) clear headings (c) your own words (d) adding small diagrams
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) colours and small icons
26. 26.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) copying word for word (c) a look within a day (d) no headings at all
29. 29.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) colours and small icons (c) main topic in the centre (d) headings and bullets
30. 30.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) a summary at the bottom (c) branches for subtopics (d) numbered points in order
31. 31.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) in your own words (c) copied word for word (d) in tiny writing
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) ten colours a page (c) adding small diagrams (d) your own words
33. 33.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) copying word for word (c) short keywords (d) a look within a day
35. 35.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) no headings at all (c) short keywords (d) a look within a day
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) main topic in the centre
37. 37.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a cue column on the left (c) colours and small icons (d) notes in the big column
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) colours and small icons (c) one keyword per branch (d) branches for subtopics
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) branches for subtopics (c) notes in the big column (d) a summary at the bottom

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