Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 549 · 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: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) ten colours a page (c) your own words (d) a look within a day
3. 3.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
4. 4.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) nothing (b) the date only (c) a short summary (d) a drawing
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) main topic in the centre (c) one keyword per branch (d) branches for subtopics
6. 6.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
8. 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
9. 9.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) your own words (c) no headings at all (d) short keywords
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) colours and small icons (c) branches for subtopics (d) main topic in the centre
11. 11.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) leaving some space (c) short keywords (d) adding small diagrams
13. 13.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) branches for subtopics (c) headings and bullets (d) notes in the big column
14. 14.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in your own words (b) with no headings (c) in tiny writing (d) copied word for word
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) colours and small icons (c) a cue column on the left (d) main topic in the centre
17. 17.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
18. 18.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) colours and small icons (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) cue questions in margin (d) headings and bullets
19. 19.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) one keyword per branch (c) a summary at the bottom (d) colours and small icons
20. 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) branches for subtopics (c) headings and bullets (d) colours and small icons
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) numbered points in order (c) a summary at the bottom (d) notes in the big column
23. 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
24. 24.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) main topic in the centre (d) headings and bullets
26. 26.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a summary at the bottom (d) numbered points in order
28. 28.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) cue questions in margin (c) numbered points in order (d) a cue column on the left
29. 29.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) no headings at all (c) adding small diagrams (d) ten colours a page
32. 32.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) branches for subtopics (c) headings and bullets (d) cue questions in margin
34. 34.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) adding small diagrams (c) your own words (d) never looking again
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) cue questions in margin (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
36. 36.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) leaving some space (c) your own words (d) adding small diagrams
37. 37.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) seeing links in a topic (c) copying a whole book (d) hiding the details
38. 38.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) adding small diagrams (c) short keywords (d) no headings at all
40. 40.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit

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