Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 599 · 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: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) a cue column on the left (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) cue questions in margin
3. 3.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
4. 4.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) in tiny writing (c) in your own words (d) copied word for word
6. 6.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
7. 7.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the whole chapter (b) your doodles (c) cues and key questions (d) the teacher’s name
8. 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) a summary at the bottom (c) notes in the big column (d) one keyword per branch
10. 10.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) no headings at all (c) never looking again (d) clear headings
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) copying word for word (c) a look within a day (d) short keywords
13. 13.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) colours and small icons (c) a cue column on the left (d) top-to-bottom lists
14. 14.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) a drawing (c) the date only (d) nothing
15. 15.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
17. 17.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) short keywords (c) adding small diagrams (d) writing every line
18. 18.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) colours and small icons (c) cue questions in margin (d) headings and bullets
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) short keywords (c) never looking again (d) copying word for word
20. 20.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) one keyword per branch
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) a summary at the bottom (c) branches for subtopics (d) main topic in the centre
22. 22.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) tiny cramped writing (c) adding small diagrams (d) no headings at all
24. 24.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
25. 25.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) main topic in the centre (c) numbered points in order (d) cue questions in margin
27. 27.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) clear headings (c) a look within a day (d) your own words
28. 28.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) never looking again (c) tiny cramped writing (d) leaving some space
30. 30.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the last point (c) the main topic (d) the page number
31. 31.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) writing every line (c) your own words (d) ten colours a page
32. 32.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) never looking again (c) clear headings (d) writing every line
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) colours and small icons (c) a cue column on the left (d) one keyword per branch
34. 34.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) a summary at the bottom (c) a cue column on the left (d) notes in the big column
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) no headings at all (c) your own words (d) leaving some space
37. 37.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) main topic in the centre (d) cue questions in margin
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
39. 39.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) branches for subtopics (c) one keyword per branch (d) a summary at the bottom

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