Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 651 · 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 notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) in tiny writing (c) in your own words (d) copied word for word
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) colours and small icons (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
4. 4.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) cue questions in margin (c) numbered points in order (d) branches for subtopics
5. 5.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a cue column on the left (c) headings and bullets (d) branches for subtopics
6. 6.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
7. 7.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
8. 8.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) tiny cramped writing (c) never looking again (d) clear headings
9. 9.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) short keywords (c) clear headings (d) writing every line
10. 10.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
11. 11.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) copying word for word (c) leaving some space (d) no headings at all
13. 13.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) nothing (c) a drawing (d) the date only
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) notes in the big column (d) top-to-bottom lists
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) clear headings (c) short keywords (d) a look within a day
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) branches for subtopics (c) a summary at the bottom (d) main topic in the centre
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) never looking again (c) writing every line (d) your own words
18. 18.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
19. 19.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) main topic in the centre (b) numbered points in order (c) notes in the big column (d) a cue column on the left
20. 20.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) writing an essay out (c) seeing links in a topic (d) copying a whole book
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
22. 22.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
23. 23.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) colours and small icons (c) branches for subtopics (d) top-to-bottom lists
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) one keyword per branch (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) no headings at all (c) short keywords (d) copying word for word
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
28. 28.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
31. 31.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) clear headings (c) a look within a day (d) adding small diagrams
33. 33.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) one keyword per branch (c) cue questions in margin (d) a summary at the bottom
34. 34.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) no headings at all (c) ten colours a page (d) leaving some space
35. 35.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) cues and key questions (b) the teacher’s name (c) your doodles (d) the whole chapter
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) your own words (c) adding small diagrams (d) no headings at all
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) clear headings (c) copying word for word (d) ten colours a page
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) numbered points in order (c) one keyword per branch (d) cue questions in margin
40. 40.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False

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