Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 743 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) colours and small icons (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
3. 3.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) never looking again (c) adding small diagrams (d) clear headings
5. 5.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) copying word for word (c) clear headings (d) never looking again
7. 7.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) colours and small icons (d) numbered points in order
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) leaving some space (c) ten colours a page (d) no headings at all
9. 9.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
11. 11.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) main topic in the centre (c) colours and small icons (d) headings and bullets
12. 12.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) seeing links in a topic (b) copying a whole book (c) writing an essay out (d) hiding the details
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
14. 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) cue questions in margin (d) top-to-bottom lists
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) short keywords (c) no headings at all (d) ten colours a page
17. 17.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
18. 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) numbered points in order (c) branches for subtopics (d) one keyword per branch
20. 20.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) one keyword per branch (d) a summary at the bottom
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
22. 22.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
23. 23.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) one keyword per branch (d) notes in the big column
25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
26. 26.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) writing every line (c) never looking again (d) no headings at all
28. 28.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) ten colours a page (c) a look within a day (d) never looking again
30. 30.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
31. 31.🔍 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) headings and bullets
32. 32.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) colours and small icons (c) notes in the big column (d) cue questions in margin
34. 34.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) your own words (c) copying word for word (d) leaving some space
35. 35.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) your own words (c) ten colours a page (d) a look within a day
36. 36.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) branches for subtopics (b) notes in the big column (c) a summary at the bottom (d) a cue column on the left
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) notes in the big column (c) branches for subtopics (d) a summary at the bottom
38. 38.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) copying word for word (c) no headings at all (d) tiny cramped writing
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) branches for subtopics (c) a cue column on the left (d) colours and small icons
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) clear headings (c) writing every line (d) no headings at all

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