Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 728 · 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: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) one keyword per branch (c) branches for subtopics (d) colours and small icons
3. 3.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) a short summary (c) nothing (d) the date only
4. 4.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) one keyword per branch
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) notes in the big column (d) numbered points in order
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) colours and small icons (c) main topic in the centre (d) a cue column on the left
7. 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
8. 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
9. 9.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
10. 10.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) a summary at the bottom (d) top-to-bottom lists
12. 12.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) branches for subtopics (c) colours and small icons (d) a summary at the bottom
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) no headings at all (c) clear headings (d) writing every line
15. 15.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) your doodles (c) the whole chapter (d) cues and key questions
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a cue column on the left (c) colours and small icons (d) numbered points in order
17. 17.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
18. 18.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) leaving some space (c) ten colours a page (d) no headings at all
20. 20.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) ten colours a page (c) leaving some space (d) short keywords
22. 22.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) your own words (c) leaving some space (d) short keywords
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
25. 25.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) tiny cramped writing (c) no headings at all (d) leaving some space
29. 29.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) a look within a day (c) ten colours a page (d) adding small diagrams
30. 30.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) notes in the big column (d) branches for subtopics
31. 31.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
32. 32.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
33. 33.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) your own words (c) writing every line (d) adding small diagrams
34. 34.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
35. 35.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
36. 36.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) main topic in the centre (d) headings and bullets
38. 38.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
39. 39.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) seeing links in a topic (c) copying a whole book (d) writing an essay out
40. 40.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a summary at the bottom (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) cue questions in margin

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