Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 586 · 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 poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) main topic in the centre (c) branches for subtopics (d) cue questions in margin
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) numbered points in order (c) one keyword per branch (d) a cue column on the left
4. 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
5. 5.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) leaving some space (c) adding small diagrams (d) ten colours a page
7. 7.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a cue column on the left (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) main topic in the centre
9. 9.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) never looking again (d) clear headings
10. 10.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
11. 11.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) hiding the details (c) seeing links in a topic (d) writing an essay out
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
14. 14.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) notes in the big column (c) branches for subtopics (d) headings and bullets
15. 15.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
16. 16.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) tiny cramped writing (c) your own words (d) a look within a day
17. 17.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
18. 18.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) a cue column on the left (c) main topic in the centre (d) headings and bullets
22. 22.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
23. 23.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) never looking again (c) short keywords (d) your own words
24. 24.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
25. 25.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) a cue column on the left (c) cue questions in margin (d) branches for subtopics
28. 28.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
29. 29.🔍 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) headings and bullets
30. 30.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
31. 31.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
32. 32.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) ten colours a page (c) copying word for word (d) short keywords
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) cue questions in margin (c) notes in the big column (d) one keyword per branch
34. 34.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
35. 35.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) a drawing (c) nothing (d) a short summary
36. 36.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a summary at the bottom
38. 38.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) the last point (c) the main topic (d) a small detail
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) colours and small icons (d) cue questions in margin
40. 40.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False

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