Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 821 · 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.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the last point (c) the page number (d) the main topic
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) headings and bullets
4. 4.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) headings and bullets (c) notes in the big column (d) colours and small icons
5. 5.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) short keywords (c) your own words (d) copying word for word
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) your own words (c) copying word for word (d) no headings at all
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) leaving some space (c) copying word for word (d) clear headings
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) leaving some space (c) short keywords (d) ten colours a page
9. 9.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) ten colours a page (c) no headings at all (d) never looking again
10. 10.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) never looking again (c) short keywords (d) copying word for word
12. 12.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a cue column on the left (d) branches for subtopics
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) adding small diagrams (c) no headings at all (d) a look within a day
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) tiny cramped writing (c) ten colours a page (d) never looking again
15. 15.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) a summary at the bottom (c) main topic in the centre (d) branches for subtopics
17. 17.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
19. 19.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) headings and bullets
22. 22.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
23. 23.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) nothing (c) a short summary (d) a drawing
25. 25.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) main topic in the centre (c) colours and small icons (d) notes in the big column
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.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
28. 28.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) adding small diagrams (c) writing every line (d) never looking again
29. 29.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
30. 30.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) headings and bullets
31. 31.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) tiny cramped writing (c) a look within a day (d) your own words
32. 32.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) seeing links in a topic (c) writing an essay out (d) hiding the details
34. 34.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
35. 35.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) the teacher’s name (c) cues and key questions (d) the whole chapter
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) clear headings (c) no headings at all (d) copying word for word
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
38. 38.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
40. 40.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True

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