Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 762 · 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) ten colours a page (b) a look within a day (c) copying word for word (d) no headings at all
2. 2.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) seeing links in a topic (b) hiding the details (c) writing an essay out (d) copying a whole book
3. 3.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) adding small diagrams (c) short keywords (d) no headings at all
4. 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
5. 5.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) one keyword per branch (d) numbered points in order
6. 6.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) clear headings (c) ten colours a page (d) tiny cramped writing
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) clear headings (c) writing every line (d) leaving some space
8. 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
9. 9.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
10. 10.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) cues and key questions (b) your doodles (c) the whole chapter (d) the teacher’s name
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) never looking again (c) adding small diagrams (d) a look within a day
12. 12.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) no headings at all (c) adding small diagrams (d) writing every line
13. 13.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in your own words (b) in tiny writing (c) copied word for word (d) with no headings
14. 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
15. 15.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) branches for subtopics (c) one keyword per branch (d) headings and bullets
16. 16.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) never looking again (c) short keywords (d) no headings at all
18. 18.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a cue column on the left (d) numbered points in order
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) colours and small icons (c) a summary at the bottom (d) main topic in the centre
21. 21.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) nothing (c) a short summary (d) the date only
23. 23.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) never looking again (c) copying word for word (d) writing every line
26. 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) tiny cramped writing (c) leaving some space (d) ten colours a page
28. 28.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) cue questions in margin (c) a cue column on the left (d) branches for subtopics
30. 30.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) ten colours a page (c) leaving some space (d) tiny cramped writing
31. 31.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
32. 32.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) main topic in the centre (c) numbered points in order (d) a cue column on the left
33. 33.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) leaving some space (c) no headings at all (d) a look within a day
35. 35.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) copying word for word (c) a look within a day (d) writing every line
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) colours and small icons (c) one keyword per branch (d) cue questions in margin
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) colours and small icons (c) a summary at the bottom (d) notes in the big column
40. 40.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True

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