Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 724 · 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: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a cue column on the left (c) a summary at the bottom (d) numbered points in order
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) main topic in the centre (c) a cue column on the left (d) colours and small icons
4. 4.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) the page number (c) the main topic (d) a small detail
5. 5.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) a cue column on the left (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) cue questions in margin
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
8. 8.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) branches for subtopics (c) headings and bullets (d) a summary at the bottom
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
10. 10.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) colours and small icons (c) numbered points in order (d) cue questions in margin
12. 12.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
13. 13.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) cue questions in margin (c) colours and small icons (d) one keyword per branch
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) never looking again (c) leaving some space (d) writing every line
17. 17.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) writing every line (c) your own words (d) never looking again
19. 19.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) a look within a day (c) tiny cramped writing (d) clear headings
23. 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) never looking again (c) your own words (d) clear headings
25. 25.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) a look within a day (d) no headings at all
26. 26.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) seeing links in a topic (c) copying a whole book (d) hiding the details
27. 27.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) never looking again (c) writing every line (d) your own words
28. 28.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) headings and bullets (d) a cue column on the left
29. 29.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
30. 30.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) headings and bullets (c) cue questions in margin (d) a cue column on the left
32. 32.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) copying word for word (c) ten colours a page (d) tiny cramped writing
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a summary at the bottom (c) headings and bullets (d) main topic in the centre
36. 36.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
38. 38.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) a look within a day (c) no headings at all (d) your own words
40. 40.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) no headings at all (c) clear headings (d) adding small diagrams

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