Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 64 · 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: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
5. 5.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) branches for subtopics (c) colours and small icons (d) notes in the big column
7. 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
8. 8.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) one keyword per branch (c) a summary at the bottom (d) cue questions in margin
9. 9.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) the whole chapter (c) the teacher’s name (d) cues and key questions
10. 10.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) no headings at all (c) never looking again (d) adding small diagrams
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) branches for subtopics (d) colours and small icons
12. 12.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
13. 13.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) the main topic (c) a small detail (d) the page number
14. 14.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) in your own words (c) in tiny writing (d) with no headings
15. 15.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) colours and small icons
17. 17.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
19. 19.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) ten colours a page (c) no headings at all (d) writing every line
20. 20.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) headings and bullets (c) a summary at the bottom (d) main topic in the centre
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) clear headings (c) leaving some space (d) short keywords
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) main topic in the centre (d) headings and bullets
23. 23.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
24. 24.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) short keywords (c) never looking again (d) clear headings
25. 25.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) headings and bullets (c) branches for subtopics (d) top-to-bottom lists
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) copying word for word (c) ten colours a page (d) a look within a day
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a cue column on the left (c) one keyword per branch (d) top-to-bottom lists
28. 28.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) main topic in the centre (c) colours and small icons (d) branches for subtopics
29. 29.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) cue questions in margin (d) top-to-bottom lists
31. 31.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) colours and small icons (c) cue questions in margin (d) branches for subtopics
33. 33.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) your own words (c) writing every line (d) adding small diagrams
34. 34.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
35. 35.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) nothing (c) a drawing (d) a short summary
36. 36.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) adding small diagrams (c) your own words (d) copying word for word
38. 38.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) a cue column on the left (c) a summary at the bottom (d) branches for subtopics
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) adding small diagrams (c) ten colours a page (d) copying word for word
40. 40.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True

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