Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 588 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) copying word for word (c) writing every line (d) never looking again
3. 3.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) your own words (c) clear headings (d) writing every line
4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
6. 6.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) no headings at all (c) adding small diagrams (d) a look within a day
7. 7.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) the whole chapter (c) cues and key questions (d) the teacher’s name
8. 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
9. 9.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) nothing (b) the date only (c) a short summary (d) a drawing
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) one keyword per branch (c) notes in the big column (d) cue questions in margin
11. 11.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
13. 13.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
14. 14.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
15. 15.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) leaving some space (c) tiny cramped writing (d) short keywords
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) one keyword per branch (c) colours and small icons (d) top-to-bottom lists
17. 17.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
18. 18.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) a small detail (c) the last point (d) the main topic
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) short keywords (c) your own words (d) adding small diagrams
20. 20.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) one keyword per branch (c) cue questions in margin (d) a summary at the bottom
21. 21.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
23. 23.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) ten colours a page (c) writing every line (d) no headings at all
24. 24.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) ten colours a page (c) copying word for word (d) never looking again
26. 26.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) copying a whole book (c) seeing links in a topic (d) writing an essay out
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) one keyword per branch (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
28. 28.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
29. 29.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) tiny cramped writing (c) your own words (d) ten colours a page
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) colours and small icons (c) a cue column on the left (d) one keyword per branch
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) your own words (c) a look within a day (d) leaving some space
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) numbered points in order (d) notes in the big column
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) cue questions in margin (d) headings and bullets
36. 36.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) no headings at all (c) writing every line (d) clear headings
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
38. 38.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) branches for subtopics (b) a cue column on the left (c) notes in the big column (d) top-to-bottom lists
39. 39.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) headings and bullets (c) cue questions in margin (d) branches for subtopics

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