Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 572 · 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: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
3. 3.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
4. 4.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) short keywords (c) ten colours a page (d) adding small diagrams
5. 5.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a summary at the bottom (d) one keyword per branch
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) headings and bullets (c) numbered points in order (d) branches for subtopics
7. 7.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) a summary at the bottom (c) headings and bullets (d) main topic in the centre
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) adding small diagrams (c) short keywords (d) ten colours a page
11. 11.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) colours and small icons (c) cue questions in margin (d) a summary at the bottom
13. 13.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) one keyword per branch (c) headings and bullets (d) main topic in the centre
14. 14.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) a short summary (c) nothing (d) a drawing
15. 15.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) clear headings (c) writing every line (d) a look within a day
17. 17.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) no headings at all (c) copying word for word (d) adding small diagrams
19. 19.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) cues and key questions (c) the whole chapter (d) your doodles
20. 20.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) no headings at all (c) never looking again (d) a look within a day
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) cue questions in margin (d) numbered points in order
22. 22.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) main topic in the centre (c) a summary at the bottom (d) branches for subtopics
24. 24.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
26. 26.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) branches for subtopics (d) top-to-bottom lists
27. 27.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) copied word for word (c) in your own words (d) in tiny writing
28. 28.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) a cue column on the left
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) colours and small icons (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) one keyword per branch
32. 32.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) notes in the big column (c) colours and small icons (d) numbered points in order
33. 33.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) writing every line (c) your own words (d) copying word for word
34. 34.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
35. 35.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
36. 36.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) adding small diagrams (c) ten colours a page (d) copying word for word
40. 40.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True

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