Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 621 · 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) a look within a day (b) short keywords (c) leaving some space (d) ten colours a page
2. 2.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) no headings at all (c) short keywords (d) copying word for word
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) writing every line (c) never looking again (d) short keywords
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) clear headings (c) copying word for word (d) no headings at all
5. 5.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) no headings at all (c) your own words (d) copying word for word
7. 7.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) nothing (c) the date only (d) a short summary
8. 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
9. 9.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) copying word for word (c) your own words (d) short keywords
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) ten colours a page (c) adding small diagrams (d) never looking again
13. 13.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
14. 14.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) a look within a day (c) your own words (d) never looking again
16. 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
17. 17.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) no headings at all (c) a look within a day (d) clear headings
20. 20.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) copying word for word (c) leaving some space (d) writing every line
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
22. 22.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the last point (c) the page number (d) the main topic
25. 25.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) one keyword per branch (c) headings and bullets (d) branches for subtopics
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) a summary at the bottom (c) a cue column on the left (d) numbered points in order
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) one keyword per branch (c) main topic in the centre (d) colours and small icons
29. 29.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
30. 30.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
31. 31.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
32. 32.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a summary at the bottom (c) notes in the big column (d) headings and bullets
33. 33.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a summary at the bottom (c) main topic in the centre (d) top-to-bottom lists
34. 34.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) headings and bullets (c) one keyword per branch (d) cue questions in margin
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) notes in the big column (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) branches for subtopics
36. 36.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) copying word for word (c) a look within a day (d) ten colours a page
37. 37.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) in your own words (c) copied word for word (d) with no headings
38. 38.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) short keywords (c) leaving some space (d) a look within a day

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