Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 669 · 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) in your own words (b) copied word for word (c) with no headings (d) in tiny writing
2. 2.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) main topic in the centre (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) your own words (c) writing every line (d) clear headings
4. 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
5. 5.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) clear headings (c) never looking again (d) tiny cramped writing
6. 6.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
7. 7.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) one keyword per branch (c) notes in the big column (d) headings and bullets
10. 10.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a summary at the bottom (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) main topic in the centre
13. 13.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
14. 14.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) a short summary (c) nothing (d) the date only
15. 15.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
17. 17.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
18. 18.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
19. 19.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) no headings at all (c) clear headings (d) adding small diagrams
21. 21.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
25. 25.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) notes in the big column (c) one keyword per branch (d) headings and bullets
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) clear headings (c) never looking again (d) a look within a day
27. 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
28. 28.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
29. 29.🗺️ 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) colours and small icons (c) a summary at the bottom (d) branches for subtopics
31. 31.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) adding small diagrams (c) writing every line (d) your own words
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) main topic in the centre (c) notes in the big column (d) colours and small icons
33. 33.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
34. 34.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) cue questions in margin (c) a cue column on the left (d) branches for subtopics
35. 35.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) writing an essay out (c) copying a whole book (d) seeing links in a topic
36. 36.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) main topic in the centre (c) headings and bullets (d) a summary at the bottom
37. 37.📝 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
38. 38.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) main topic in the centre (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) main topic in the centre (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) one keyword per branch
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) colours and small icons (c) one keyword per branch (d) headings and bullets

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