Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 902 · 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: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) colours and small icons (c) cue questions in margin (d) notes in the big column
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) main topic in the centre (c) branches for subtopics (d) colours and small icons
5. 5.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) never looking again (c) short keywords (d) clear headings
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) a summary at the bottom (c) numbered points in order (d) one keyword per branch
7. 7.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a cue column on the left (d) a summary at the bottom
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) leaving some space (c) your own words (d) short keywords
11. 11.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) no headings at all (c) a look within a day (d) never looking again
12. 12.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) cue questions in margin (d) main topic in the centre
13. 13.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) one keyword per branch (c) cue questions in margin (d) top-to-bottom lists
14. 14.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) your doodles (c) cues and key questions (d) the whole chapter
15. 15.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) copying word for word (c) adding small diagrams (d) your own words
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) no headings at all (c) tiny cramped writing (d) clear headings
17. 17.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) never looking again (c) short keywords (d) writing every line
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) branches for subtopics (c) a summary at the bottom (d) a cue column on the left
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) one keyword per branch (c) a summary at the bottom (d) a cue column on the left
22. 22.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
23. 23.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
25. 25.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) hiding the details (c) copying a whole book (d) seeing links in a topic
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) cue questions in margin (d) top-to-bottom lists
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) top-to-bottom lists
28. 28.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) one keyword per branch (c) cue questions in margin (d) headings and bullets
29. 29.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) clear headings (c) never looking again (d) ten colours a page
30. 30.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) no headings at all (c) tiny cramped writing (d) copying word for word
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) notes in the big column (c) branches for subtopics (d) main topic in the centre
32. 32.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) short keywords (d) tiny cramped writing
33. 33.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) copying word for word (c) leaving some space (d) ten colours a page
34. 34.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) ten colours a page (c) a look within a day (d) writing every line
36. 36.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) writing every line (c) adding small diagrams (d) ten colours a page
37. 37.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
39. 39.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) notes in the big column (d) top-to-bottom lists

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