Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 883 · 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: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) tiny cramped writing (c) short keywords (d) your own words
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) writing every line (c) copying word for word (d) short keywords
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a cue column on the left (d) cue questions in margin
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) leaving some space (c) clear headings (d) a look within a day
6. 6.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
7. 7.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
8. 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
9. 9.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) the date only (c) nothing (d) a short summary
10. 10.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
11. 11.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) clear headings (c) your own words (d) ten colours a page
13. 13.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
16. 16.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) writing an essay out (c) seeing links in a topic (d) copying a whole book
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) adding small diagrams (c) writing every line (d) tiny cramped writing
18. 18.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) headings and bullets (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
19. 19.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in your own words (b) in tiny writing (c) with no headings (d) copied word for word
20. 20.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
21. 21.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) headings and bullets (c) cue questions in margin (d) a cue column on the left
23. 23.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) ten colours a page (c) adding small diagrams (d) never looking again
24. 24.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) never looking again (c) writing every line (d) clear headings
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) branches for subtopics (c) notes in the big column (d) colours and small icons
26. 26.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) ten colours a page (c) short keywords (d) adding small diagrams
28. 28.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
29. 29.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) adding small diagrams (c) copying word for word (d) leaving some space
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) a summary at the bottom (c) branches for subtopics (d) top-to-bottom lists
32. 32.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) cue questions in margin (c) headings and bullets (d) a summary at the bottom
33. 33.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) adding small diagrams (c) short keywords (d) tiny cramped writing
35. 35.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) notes in the big column (c) main topic in the centre (d) headings and bullets
38. 38.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) cues and key questions (b) the whole chapter (c) the teacher’s name (d) your doodles
39. 39.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the main topic (b) the last point (c) a small detail (d) the page number

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