Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 613 · 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.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) a look within a day (c) your own words (d) short keywords
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) never looking again (c) a look within a day (d) leaving some space
3. 3.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗺️ 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
5. 5.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a summary at the bottom (c) headings and bullets (d) a cue column on the left
6. 6.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
8. 8.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) copying word for word (c) no headings at all (d) ten colours a page
9. 9.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) main topic in the centre (c) headings and bullets (d) branches for subtopics
11. 11.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) clear headings (c) writing every line (d) ten colours a page
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) never looking again (d) short keywords
13. 13.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the whole chapter (b) cues and key questions (c) your doodles (d) the teacher’s name
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) a look within a day (c) adding small diagrams (d) tiny cramped writing
15. 15.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
16. 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) notes in the big column (c) a summary at the bottom (d) a cue column on the left
18. 18.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
19. 19.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
20. 20.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) a look within a day (c) writing every line (d) never looking again
21. 21.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
22. 22.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
23. 23.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) no headings at all (c) never looking again (d) ten colours a page
24. 24.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) colours and small icons (b) a cue column on the left (c) cue questions in margin (d) a summary at the bottom
25. 25.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
27. 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
28. 28.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) colours and small icons (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) branches for subtopics
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) a look within a day (c) copying word for word (d) leaving some space
30. 30.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) a cue column on the left (d) one keyword per branch
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) branches for subtopics (d) notes in the big column
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
33. 33.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) the date only (c) nothing (d) a short summary
34. 34.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) your own words (c) adding small diagrams (d) no headings at all
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) colours and small icons (c) a summary at the bottom (d) notes in the big column
36. 36.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) copying word for word (c) tiny cramped writing (d) your own words
38. 38.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) numbered points in order (c) colours and small icons (d) notes in the big column
40. 40.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True

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