Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 785 · 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 of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) never looking again (c) no headings at all (d) adding small diagrams
2. 2.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
4. 4.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) tiny cramped writing (c) copying word for word (d) ten colours a page
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) leaving some space (c) short keywords (d) clear headings
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) copying word for word (c) a look within a day (d) short keywords
8. 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) branches for subtopics (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists
10. 10.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) numbered points in order
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) one keyword per branch (d) numbered points in order
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) cue questions in margin (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) no headings at all (d) short keywords
15. 15.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) colours and small icons (d) numbered points in order
17. 17.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) branches for subtopics (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) one keyword per branch
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
19. 19.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
20. 20.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
21. 21.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
22. 22.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
23. 23.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) branches for subtopics (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a cue column on the left
25. 25.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) no headings at all (c) your own words (d) copying word for word
26. 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
27. 27.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the last point (c) the main topic (d) the page number
28. 28.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) hiding the details (c) copying a whole book (d) seeing links in a topic
30. 30.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) writing every line (c) a look within a day (d) no headings at all
31. 31.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) with no headings (c) in your own words (d) copied word for word
32. 32.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) the date only (c) a short summary (d) nothing
33. 33.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) numbered points in order (d) a summary at the bottom
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) headings and bullets (c) notes in the big column (d) cue questions in margin
37. 37.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) main topic in the centre (c) a summary at the bottom (d) cue questions in margin
38. 38.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) cues and key questions (c) your doodles (d) the whole chapter
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) colours and small icons (c) one keyword per branch (d) branches for subtopics
40. 40.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit

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