Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 833 · 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) ten colours a page (b) your own words (c) short keywords (d) leaving some space
2. 2.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
3. 3.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
4. 4.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a cue column on the left (d) main topic in the centre
6. 6.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) notes in the big column (c) a cue column on the left (d) headings and bullets
8. 8.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) ten colours a page (c) no headings at all (d) short keywords
10. 10.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
11. 11.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
13. 13.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) a cue column on the left (c) branches for subtopics (d) notes in the big column
14. 14.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) cue questions in margin (c) numbered points in order (d) one keyword per branch
15. 15.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) numbered points in order (c) one keyword per branch (d) main topic in the centre
16. 16.🔍 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) top-to-bottom lists
17. 17.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
18. 18.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) a look within a day (c) adding small diagrams (d) copying word for word
20. 20.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) the date only (c) a short summary (d) nothing
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) adding small diagrams (c) tiny cramped writing (d) short keywords
23. 23.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) notes in the big column (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) colours and small icons
24. 24.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) seeing links in a topic (b) hiding the details (c) writing an essay out (d) copying a whole book
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) notes in the big column (d) main topic in the centre
26. 26.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) no headings at all (d) leaving some space
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) branches for subtopics (c) numbered points in order (d) cue questions in margin
28. 28.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) one keyword per branch (c) branches for subtopics (d) numbered points in order
30. 30.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) writing every line (c) no headings at all (d) your own words
31. 31.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
32. 32.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) your own words (c) copying word for word (d) short keywords
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) adding small diagrams (c) ten colours a page (d) tiny cramped writing
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) leaving some space (c) writing every line (d) no headings at all
35. 35.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) a small detail (c) the main topic (d) the page number
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) your own words (c) a look within a day (d) no headings at all
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) never looking again (c) your own words (d) short keywords
38. 38.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) copying word for word (c) ten colours a page (d) no headings at all
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) one keyword per branch (c) colours and small icons (d) a summary at the bottom
40. 40.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) no headings at all (c) writing every line (d) a look within a day

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