Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 842 · 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.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) main topic in the centre (c) numbered points in order (d) notes in the big column
4. 4.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) adding small diagrams (c) short keywords (d) copying word for word
8. 8.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) copying word for word (c) tiny cramped writing (d) leaving some space
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) branches for subtopics (c) a summary at the bottom (d) numbered points in order
10. 10.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) notes in the big column (c) colours and small icons (d) top-to-bottom lists
11. 11.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) tiny cramped writing (c) short keywords (d) writing every line
12. 12.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
13. 13.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) cues and key questions (b) your doodles (c) the teacher’s name (d) the whole chapter
14. 14.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) a cue column on the left (c) a summary at the bottom (d) main topic in the centre
15. 15.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) leaving some space (c) clear headings (d) ten colours a page
16. 16.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
17. 17.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) no headings at all (c) tiny cramped writing (d) a look within a day
19. 19.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) cue questions in margin (c) notes in the big column (d) numbered points in order
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) leaving some space (c) writing every line (d) copying word for word
22. 22.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
23. 23.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) adding small diagrams (c) never looking again (d) tiny cramped writing
24. 24.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) cue questions in margin (c) one keyword per branch (d) colours and small icons
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) branches for subtopics (c) a summary at the bottom (d) a cue column on the left
26. 26.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) copying word for word (c) never looking again (d) no headings at all
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) headings and bullets (c) main topic in the centre (d) one keyword per branch
28. 28.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) adding small diagrams (c) copying word for word (d) never looking again
30. 30.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) headings and bullets (c) colours and small icons (d) cue questions in margin
31. 31.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
32. 32.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) main topic in the centre (d) branches for subtopics
33. 33.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) main topic in the centre (c) a summary at the bottom (d) cue questions in margin
35. 35.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) seeing links in a topic (b) hiding the details (c) copying a whole book (d) writing an essay out
36. 36.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) a cue column on the left
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
39. 39.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) no headings at all (c) adding small diagrams (d) your own words
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) a summary at the bottom (d) one keyword per branch

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