Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

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

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