Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 864 · 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) leaving some space (b) short keywords (c) your own words (d) copying word for word
2. 2.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) notes in the big column (c) colours and small icons (d) headings and bullets
3. 3.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
4. 4.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in your own words (b) with no headings (c) in tiny writing (d) copied word for word
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) branches for subtopics (c) headings and bullets (d) main topic in the centre
6. 6.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
8. 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
9. 9.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
10. 10.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) writing every line (c) ten colours a page (d) a look within a day
11. 11.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) no headings at all (c) never looking again (d) leaving some space
13. 13.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) main topic in the centre (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) notes in the big column
14. 14.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) the main topic (c) a small detail (d) the last point
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) a summary at the bottom (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) no headings at all (c) clear headings (d) writing every line
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) your own words (c) no headings at all (d) a look within a day
18. 18.🗺️ 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
19. 19.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
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 a mind map. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) short keywords (c) a look within a day (d) adding small diagrams
24. 24.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) cue questions in margin (c) a cue column on the left (d) main topic in the centre
25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
26. 26.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) clear headings (c) ten colours a page (d) writing every line
27. 27.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) tiny cramped writing (c) adding small diagrams (d) copying word for word
28. 28.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) nothing (b) the date only (c) a drawing (d) a short summary
30. 30.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) writing every line (c) tiny cramped writing (d) short keywords
32. 32.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) numbered points in order (c) main topic in the centre (d) cue questions in margin
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) leaving some space (c) copying word for word (d) your own words
34. 34.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) a look within a day (c) writing every line (d) short keywords
36. 36.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) headings and bullets (c) colours and small icons (d) numbered points in order
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a summary at the bottom (c) one keyword per branch (d) a cue column on the left
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) colours and small icons (c) main topic in the centre (d) one keyword per branch
39. 39.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
40. 40.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True

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