Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 729 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) a look within a day (c) your own words (d) never looking again
3. 3.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) tiny cramped writing (c) leaving some space (d) ten colours a page
4. 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
5. 5.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) copying word for word (c) no headings at all (d) adding small diagrams
6. 6.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) the whole chapter (c) cues and key questions (d) your doodles
7. 7.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) headings and bullets (c) notes in the big column (d) colours and small icons
8. 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
9. 9.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) tiny cramped writing (c) a look within a day (d) copying word for word
11. 11.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
12. 12.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) branches for subtopics (c) cue questions in margin (d) one keyword per branch
14. 14.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
15. 15.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) one keyword per branch
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a cue column on the left
17. 17.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) colours and small icons
19. 19.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
20. 20.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) colours and small icons (c) main topic in the centre (d) notes in the big column
21. 21.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) ten colours a page (c) writing every line (d) no headings at all
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) branches for subtopics (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) headings and bullets
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) notes in the big column (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
24. 24.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) one keyword per branch (c) cue questions in margin (d) numbered points in order
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) cue questions in margin (c) numbered points in order (d) a cue column on the left
26. 26.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
28. 28.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) clear headings (c) short keywords (d) ten colours a page
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) clear headings (c) copying word for word (d) writing every line
31. 31.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
32. 32.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) your own words (c) writing every line (d) never looking again
33. 33.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) colours and small icons (c) a summary at the bottom (d) main topic in the centre
35. 35.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) short keywords (c) writing every line (d) tiny cramped writing
38. 38.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) branches for subtopics (c) a summary at the bottom (d) one keyword per branch
39. 39.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) a cue column on the left (c) colours and small icons (d) top-to-bottom lists

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