Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 78 · 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) your own words (b) no headings at all (c) leaving some space (d) short keywords
2. 2.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) tiny cramped writing (c) never looking again (d) copying word for word
3. 3.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) branches for subtopics (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) cue questions in margin
5. 5.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
6. 6.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) headings and bullets (c) branches for subtopics (d) top-to-bottom lists
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) leaving some space (c) a look within a day (d) writing every line
9. 9.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) ten colours a page (c) no headings at all (d) leaving some space
14. 14.📝 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
15. 15.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) clear headings (c) leaving some space (d) no headings at all
16. 16.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) copying a whole book (c) seeing links in a topic (d) writing an essay out
18. 18.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) one keyword per branch (d) main topic in the centre
19. 19.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) main topic in the centre (c) a summary at the bottom (d) branches for subtopics
20. 20.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) writing every line (c) a look within a day (d) copying word for word
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) cue questions in margin (c) a summary at the bottom (d) a cue column on the left
23. 23.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) a drawing (c) nothing (d) the date only
25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
26. 26.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) copying word for word (c) no headings at all (d) leaving some space
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) leaving some space (c) short keywords (d) clear headings
28. 28.🔍 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) one keyword per branch
30. 30.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) numbered points in order (c) colours and small icons (d) notes in the big column
31. 31.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the main topic (c) the last point (d) the page number
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) a look within a day (c) tiny cramped writing (d) your own words
33. 33.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
34. 34.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) branches for subtopics (c) one keyword per branch (d) a summary at the bottom
36. 36.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) writing every line (c) no headings at all (d) short keywords
37. 37.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) in tiny writing (c) in your own words (d) with no headings
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 poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) clear headings (c) adding small diagrams (d) copying word for word
40. 40.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit

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