Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 89 · 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 poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) cue questions in margin (d) colours and small icons
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) adding small diagrams (c) clear headings (d) short keywords
4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
5. 5.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
6. 6.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) copying word for word (c) no headings at all (d) never looking again
7. 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) never looking again (c) short keywords (d) ten colours a page
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) main topic in the centre (c) branches for subtopics (d) one keyword per branch
10. 10.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) leaving some space (c) clear headings (d) ten colours a page
11. 11.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
13. 13.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) short keywords (c) a look within a day (d) no headings at all
14. 14.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) never looking again (c) your own words (d) leaving some space
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) a look within a day (c) tiny cramped writing (d) no headings at all
17. 17.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the page number (c) the main topic (d) the last point
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) numbered points in order (c) a cue column on the left (d) a summary at the bottom
20. 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
21. 21.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) the date only (c) nothing (d) a drawing
22. 22.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
24. 24.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) copying word for word (c) tiny cramped writing (d) your own words
25. 25.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) tiny cramped writing (c) clear headings (d) copying word for word
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) tiny cramped writing (c) writing every line (d) leaving some space
27. 27.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) clear headings (c) your own words (d) writing every line
29. 29.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
30. 30.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) notes in the big column (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) colours and small icons (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists
32. 32.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in your own words (b) in tiny writing (c) copied word for word (d) with no headings
33. 33.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) copying a whole book (b) writing an essay out (c) seeing links in a topic (d) hiding the details
34. 34.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) leaving some space (c) a look within a day (d) adding small diagrams
36. 36.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
37. 37.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a cue column on the left (c) notes in the big column (d) cue questions in margin
39. 39.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit

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