Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 561 · 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: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) one keyword per branch (c) branches for subtopics (d) top-to-bottom lists
4. 4.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) tiny cramped writing (c) writing every line (d) never looking again
7. 7.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) cue questions in margin (c) branches for subtopics (d) notes in the big column
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) ten colours a page (c) writing every line (d) copying word for word
9. 9.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) headings and bullets (c) main topic in the centre (d) colours and small icons
11. 11.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) branches for subtopics (d) colours and small icons
13. 13.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) your doodles (c) the whole chapter (d) cues and key questions
15. 15.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) clear headings (c) leaving some space (d) writing every line
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) ten colours a page (c) never looking again (d) a look within a day
18. 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
19. 19.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) the main topic (c) the last point (d) a small detail
20. 20.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) leaving some space (c) never looking again (d) clear headings
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) numbered points in order (c) colours and small icons (d) main topic in the centre
23. 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
24. 24.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) never looking again (c) short keywords (d) no headings at all
25. 25.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) in your own words (c) with no headings (d) in tiny writing
26. 26.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) cue questions in margin (c) notes in the big column (d) headings and bullets
27. 27.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) nothing (c) a short summary (d) the date only
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) headings and bullets (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) a cue column on the left (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
30. 30.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) no headings at all (c) your own words (d) clear headings
32. 32.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
34. 34.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) ten colours a page (c) your own words (d) copying word for word
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) one keyword per branch (c) main topic in the centre (d) branches for subtopics
36. 36.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) ten colours a page (c) tiny cramped writing (d) copying word for word
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) a summary at the bottom (c) a cue column on the left (d) cue questions in margin
39. 39.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True

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