Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 801 · 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 poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) short keywords (c) copying word for word (d) your own words
2. 2.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) your own words (c) no headings at all (d) ten colours a page
3. 3.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) cues and key questions (b) the teacher’s name (c) your doodles (d) the whole chapter
4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) no headings at all (c) adding small diagrams (d) clear headings
6. 6.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) the main topic (c) the last point (d) a small detail
7. 7.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) your own words (c) adding small diagrams (d) clear headings
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) notes in the big column (d) numbered points in order
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) main topic in the centre (c) branches for subtopics (d) a summary at the bottom
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) headings and bullets (c) notes in the big column (d) cue questions in margin
12. 12.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) seeing links in a topic (b) copying a whole book (c) writing an essay out (d) hiding the details
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) tiny cramped writing (c) short keywords (d) ten colours a page
14. 14.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
15. 15.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) numbered points in order (c) notes in the big column (d) one keyword per branch
16. 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
17. 17.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) numbered points in order (c) a cue column on the left (d) a summary at the bottom
18. 18.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a cue column on the left (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
20. 20.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) one keyword per branch (c) a cue column on the left (d) top-to-bottom lists
21. 21.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
26. 26.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
28. 28.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) main topic in the centre
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) one keyword per branch (c) notes in the big column (d) a summary at the bottom
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) a look within a day (c) ten colours a page (d) writing every line
31. 31.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
33. 33.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) your own words (c) never looking again (d) copying word for word
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) tiny cramped writing (c) your own words (d) clear headings
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) writing every line (c) no headings at all (d) clear headings
37. 37.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) never looking again (c) tiny cramped writing (d) leaving some space
38. 38.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) headings and bullets (c) branches for subtopics (d) cue questions in margin
39. 39.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
40. 40.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map

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