Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 917 · 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.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) tiny cramped writing (c) leaving some space (d) clear headings
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) clear headings (c) a look within a day (d) copying word for word
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) your own words (c) short keywords (d) clear headings
4. 4.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) writing every line (c) a look within a day (d) copying word for word
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) ten colours a page (c) a look within a day (d) short keywords
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) one keyword per branch (b) numbered points in order (c) a summary at the bottom (d) cue questions in margin
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) colours and small icons (c) headings and bullets (d) branches for subtopics
8. 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
9. 9.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗺️ 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
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) no headings at all (c) tiny cramped writing (d) adding small diagrams
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) branches for subtopics (d) notes in the big column
15. 15.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) headings and bullets
17. 17.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) branches for subtopics (c) numbered points in order (d) cue questions in margin
18. 18.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in your own words (b) in tiny writing (c) with no headings (d) copied word for word
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) colours and small icons (c) numbered points in order (d) main topic in the centre
22. 22.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) short keywords (c) your own words (d) adding small diagrams
23. 23.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a summary at the bottom (c) notes in the big column (d) headings and bullets
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) tiny cramped writing (c) ten colours a page (d) a look within a day
25. 25.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the main topic (c) the last point (d) the page number
26. 26.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) a cue column on the left (c) one keyword per branch (d) main topic in the centre
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) clear headings (c) writing every line (d) leaving some space
29. 29.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) adding small diagrams (c) clear headings (d) never looking again
30. 30.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) cue questions in margin (d) top-to-bottom lists
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) numbered points in order (d) one keyword per branch
33. 33.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
34. 34.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) colours and small icons (c) numbered points in order (d) notes in the big column
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) colours and small icons (c) branches for subtopics (d) headings and bullets
36. 36.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) the date only (c) a short summary (d) nothing
37. 37.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) one keyword per branch (c) colours and small icons (d) notes in the big column
38. 38.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
39. 39.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) main topic in the centre (c) one keyword per branch (d) branches for subtopics

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