Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 771 · 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: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the whole chapter (b) your doodles (c) the teacher’s name (d) cues and key questions
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) a cue column on the left (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) notes in the big column
4. 4.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) ten colours a page (c) no headings at all (d) a look within a day
5. 5.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) cue questions in margin (c) main topic in the centre (d) colours and small icons
7. 7.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) short keywords (c) no headings at all (d) adding small diagrams
8. 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
9. 9.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) no headings at all (c) short keywords (d) a look within a day
14. 14.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) a cue column on the left (c) colours and small icons (d) notes in the big column
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) writing every line (c) adding small diagrams (d) a look within a day
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) a cue column on the left
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) clear headings (c) short keywords (d) never looking again
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) writing every line (c) clear headings (d) tiny cramped writing
19. 19.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) one keyword per branch (c) main topic in the centre (d) cue questions in margin
20. 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) cue questions in margin (d) colours and small icons
23. 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
24. 24.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
25. 25.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) no headings at all (c) short keywords (d) tiny cramped writing
26. 26.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in your own words (b) copied word for word (c) with no headings (d) in tiny writing
27. 27.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) a short summary (c) a drawing (d) nothing
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) branches for subtopics (d) top-to-bottom lists
29. 29.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) writing an essay out (c) copying a whole book (d) seeing links in a topic
31. 31.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) leaving some space (c) copying word for word (d) your own words
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) a cue column on the left
33. 33.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) a summary at the bottom (c) notes in the big column (d) branches for subtopics
34. 34.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) notes in the big column (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
36. 36.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) one keyword per branch (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists
37. 37.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
39. 39.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
40. 40.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) never looking again (c) writing every line (d) leaving some space

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