Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 856 · 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) leaving some space (b) ten colours a page (c) writing every line (d) no headings at all
2. 2.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) short keywords (c) ten colours a page (d) copying word for word
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) main topic in the centre (c) colours and small icons (d) one keyword per branch
4. 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) short keywords (c) writing every line (d) adding small diagrams
6. 6.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) main topic in the centre (c) numbered points in order (d) colours and small icons
8. 8.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) colours and small icons (c) main topic in the centre (d) one keyword per branch
9. 9.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) leaving some space (c) copying word for word (d) clear headings
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) writing every line (c) tiny cramped writing (d) leaving some space
11. 11.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) a short summary (c) the date only (d) nothing
12. 12.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) one keyword per branch (d) cue questions in margin
13. 13.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) main topic in the centre (d) notes in the big column
14. 14.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) one keyword per branch (c) a cue column on the left (d) notes in the big column
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a summary at the bottom (c) colours and small icons (d) top-to-bottom lists
17. 17.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
18. 18.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) colours and small icons (d) a cue column on the left
20. 20.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) the whole chapter (c) the teacher’s name (d) cues and key questions
21. 21.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) writing every line (c) clear headings (d) adding small diagrams
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) notes in the big column (c) a cue column on the left (d) a summary at the bottom
23. 23.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) copying word for word (c) tiny cramped writing (d) never looking again
26. 26.🗺️ 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
27. 27.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) notes in the big column (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
30. 30.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) notes in the big column (c) colours and small icons (d) a cue column on the left
31. 31.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
32. 32.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
33. 33.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) adding small diagrams (c) a look within a day (d) your own words
34. 34.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) no headings at all (c) a look within a day (d) adding small diagrams
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
38. 38.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) writing every line (c) adding small diagrams (d) never looking again
39. 39.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
40. 40.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) in your own words (c) copied word for word (d) in tiny writing

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