Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 68 · 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: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) copying word for word (c) clear headings (d) writing every line
4. 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
5. 5.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) copying a whole book (c) hiding the details (d) seeing links in a topic
7. 7.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) one keyword per branch (c) a cue column on the left (d) cue questions in margin
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a summary at the bottom (d) main topic in the centre
10. 10.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) copying word for word (c) writing every line (d) tiny cramped writing
12. 12.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) a summary at the bottom (c) cue questions in margin (d) colours and small icons
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) no headings at all (c) writing every line (d) short keywords
15. 15.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
16. 16.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
18. 18.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) branches for subtopics (b) notes in the big column (c) a cue column on the left (d) headings and bullets
20. 20.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) branches for subtopics (c) a cue column on the left (d) headings and bullets
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) ten colours a page (c) copying word for word (d) a look within a day
22. 22.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
23. 23.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) the last point (c) the main topic (d) a small detail
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) colours and small icons
25. 25.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) adding small diagrams (c) leaving some space (d) ten colours a page
26. 26.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) nothing (b) the date only (c) a short summary (d) a drawing
27. 27.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) never looking again (c) writing every line (d) copying word for word
28. 28.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) clear headings (c) writing every line (d) your own words
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) a look within a day (c) tiny cramped writing (d) adding small diagrams
30. 30.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
31. 31.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
32. 32.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) adding small diagrams (c) short keywords (d) a look within a day
34. 34.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) a cue column on the left (c) main topic in the centre (d) colours and small icons
36. 36.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) short keywords (c) your own words (d) tiny cramped writing
37. 37.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
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 is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) leaving some space (c) writing every line (d) copying word for word
40. 40.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True

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