Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 754 · 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) never looking again (b) ten colours a page (c) clear headings (d) writing every line
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) headings and bullets (c) a cue column on the left (d) a summary at the bottom
3. 3.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
4. 4.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) clear headings (c) your own words (d) tiny cramped writing
5. 5.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) your own words (c) clear headings (d) a look within a day
7. 7.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) colours and small icons (c) cue questions in margin (d) notes in the big column
8. 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
9. 9.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) seeing links in a topic (c) hiding the details (d) writing an essay out
10. 10.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) your own words (c) writing every line (d) copying word for word
11. 11.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) one keyword per branch (d) a cue column on the left
12. 12.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
13. 13.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) never looking again (c) writing every line (d) copying word for word
15. 15.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) adding small diagrams (c) copying word for word (d) never looking again
16. 16.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) cues and key questions (c) the whole chapter (d) your doodles
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) a look within a day (c) adding small diagrams (d) no headings at all
18. 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
19. 19.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) clear headings (c) short keywords (d) adding small diagrams
20. 20.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) notes in the big column (d) colours and small icons
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
22. 22.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) leaving some space (c) writing every line (d) short keywords
23. 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) colours and small icons (c) numbered points in order (d) headings and bullets
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) main topic in the centre (b) cue questions in margin (c) a summary at the bottom (d) notes in the big column
28. 28.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
29. 29.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) leaving some space (c) tiny cramped writing (d) no headings at all
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) clear headings (c) short keywords (d) tiny cramped writing
33. 33.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a cue column on the left (c) notes in the big column (d) a summary at the bottom
36. 36.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) ten colours a page (c) copying word for word (d) short keywords
39. 39.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) the date only (c) nothing (d) a drawing
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) adding small diagrams (c) a look within a day (d) ten colours a page

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