Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 884 · 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.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) leaving some space (c) a look within a day (d) your own words
3. 3.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the whole chapter (b) the teacher’s name (c) cues and key questions (d) your doodles
5. 5.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) branches for subtopics (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a summary at the bottom (d) cue questions in margin
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) branches for subtopics (c) colours and small icons (d) main topic in the centre
8. 8.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
12. 12.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) cue questions in margin (c) a summary at the bottom (d) main topic in the centre
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) copying word for word (c) leaving some space (d) writing every line
15. 15.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
16. 16.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
17. 17.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) seeing links in a topic (c) hiding the details (d) copying a whole book
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) short keywords (c) clear headings (d) ten colours a page
19. 19.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
20. 20.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) branches for subtopics (c) one keyword per branch (d) numbered points in order
21. 21.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
22. 22.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
23. 23.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) a cue column on the left (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
25. 25.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) your own words (c) no headings at all (d) tiny cramped writing
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) notes in the big column (c) cue questions in margin (d) numbered points in order
27. 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
28. 28.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) one keyword per branch (c) colours and small icons (d) numbered points in order
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) one keyword per branch (d) top-to-bottom lists
30. 30.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) clear headings (c) no headings at all (d) never looking again
31. 31.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
32. 32.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) your own words (c) never looking again (d) a look within a day
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) cue questions in margin (c) a cue column on the left (d) notes in the big column
34. 34.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) copying word for word (c) leaving some space (d) adding small diagrams
36. 36.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) a look within a day (c) copying word for word (d) never looking again
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) never looking again (c) a look within a day (d) copying word for word
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
39. 39.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit

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