Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 750 · 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.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) nothing (c) a short summary (d) a drawing
3. 3.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) no headings at all (c) your own words (d) a look within a day
4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
5. 5.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) never looking again (c) short keywords (d) no headings at all
8. 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
9. 9.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) clear headings (c) no headings at all (d) ten colours a page
11. 11.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) in your own words (c) with no headings (d) copied word for word
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) notes in the big column (c) numbered points in order (d) cue questions in margin
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
14. 14.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) notes in the big column (c) headings and bullets (d) colours and small icons
15. 15.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) one keyword per branch
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) main topic in the centre (d) colours and small icons
18. 18.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
19. 19.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a cue column on the left
20. 20.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) cue questions in margin (c) colours and small icons (d) numbered points in order
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
22. 22.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
23. 23.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) writing every line (c) adding small diagrams (d) tiny cramped writing
24. 24.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) tiny cramped writing (c) clear headings (d) adding small diagrams
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
26. 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
27. 27.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) never looking again (c) clear headings (d) no headings at all
28. 28.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) colours and small icons
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) ten colours a page (d) leaving some space
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) adding small diagrams (c) leaving some space (d) writing every line
31. 31.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) your own words (c) adding small diagrams (d) no headings at all
33. 33.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) never looking again (c) leaving some space (d) adding small diagrams
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) notes in the big column (c) cue questions in margin (d) a cue column on the left
35. 35.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) a small detail (c) the last point (d) the main topic
38. 38.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a summary at the bottom (c) main topic in the centre (d) headings and bullets
40. 40.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False

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