Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 910 · 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: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) a look within a day (c) adding small diagrams (d) writing every line
3. 3.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) branches for subtopics (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) headings and bullets
6. 6.📝 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
7. 7.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) in your own words (c) with no headings (d) in tiny writing
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) headings and bullets (c) main topic in the centre (d) colours and small icons
9. 9.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) main topic in the centre (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a summary at the bottom
13. 13.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) writing an essay out (b) seeing links in a topic (c) copying a whole book (d) hiding the details
15. 15.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
17. 17.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
18. 18.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) notes in the big column (c) a summary at the bottom (d) main topic in the centre
19. 19.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
20. 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
21. 21.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) your own words (c) never looking again (d) short keywords
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) numbered points in order (c) main topic in the centre (d) notes in the big column
23. 23.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) tiny cramped writing (c) copying word for word (d) ten colours a page
24. 24.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
26. 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
27. 27.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) a look within a day (c) adding small diagrams (d) copying word for word
28. 28.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) a cue column on the left (c) colours and small icons (d) one keyword per branch
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a cue column on the left (d) branches for subtopics
32. 32.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
33. 33.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) branches for subtopics (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a summary at the bottom
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) leaving some space (c) adding small diagrams (d) copying word for word
36. 36.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) cue questions in margin (c) numbered points in order (d) notes in the big column
37. 37.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
39. 39.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) adding small diagrams (c) writing every line (d) tiny cramped writing
40. 40.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit

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