Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 596 · 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.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) seeing links in a topic (b) copying a whole book (c) hiding the details (d) writing an essay out
4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
5. 5.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) colours and small icons (c) notes in the big column (d) branches for subtopics
7. 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
8. 8.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) leaving some space (c) short keywords (d) ten colours a page
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) headings and bullets
10. 10.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
11. 11.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
12. 12.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) numbered points in order (c) main topic in the centre (d) colours and small icons
13. 13.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) branches for subtopics (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a summary at the bottom
14. 14.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) colours and small icons (c) headings and bullets (d) main topic in the centre
16. 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
17. 17.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) cue questions in margin (c) a cue column on the left (d) colours and small icons
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) never looking again (c) copying word for word (d) no headings at all
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) numbered points in order (c) a summary at the bottom (d) notes in the big column
20. 20.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) branches for subtopics (c) a summary at the bottom (d) a cue column on the left
22. 22.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
23. 23.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
24. 24.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) in tiny writing (c) with no headings (d) in your own words
25. 25.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) a cue column on the left (c) notes in the big column (d) main topic in the centre
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) main topic in the centre (c) one keyword per branch (d) branches for subtopics
28. 28.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) nothing (b) the date only (c) a short summary (d) a drawing
31. 31.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) copying word for word (c) adding small diagrams (d) ten colours a page
33. 33.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
34. 34.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) short keywords (d) never looking again
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) a cue column on the left (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) headings and bullets
36. 36.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) main topic in the centre (c) cue questions in margin (d) colours and small icons
38. 38.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) headings and bullets (c) one keyword per branch (d) a cue column on the left
40. 40.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes

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