Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 95 · 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: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) nothing (c) a drawing (d) a short summary
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) cue questions in margin
4. 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
5. 5.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) leaving some space (c) clear headings (d) adding small diagrams
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) writing every line (c) your own words (d) a look within a day
8. 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) copying word for word (c) tiny cramped writing (d) never looking again
10. 10.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) no headings at all (c) ten colours a page (d) leaving some space
11. 11.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
12. 12.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
13. 13.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in your own words (b) in tiny writing (c) with no headings (d) copied word for word
15. 15.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) main topic in the centre (c) a cue column on the left (d) headings and bullets
16. 16.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) one keyword per branch (c) a cue column on the left (d) branches for subtopics
18. 18.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
20. 20.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) seeing links in a topic (c) writing an essay out (d) copying a whole book
21. 21.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) branches for subtopics (c) one keyword per branch (d) notes in the big column
23. 23.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) a summary at the bottom (c) headings and bullets (d) cue questions in margin
24. 24.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) your own words (c) clear headings (d) no headings at all
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) cue questions in margin (c) a cue column on the left (d) notes in the big column
27. 27.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the main topic (b) the page number (c) the last point (d) a small detail
28. 28.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) numbered points in order (c) one keyword per branch (d) colours and small icons
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) one keyword per branch (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) colours and small icons (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
32. 32.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) numbered points in order (c) cue questions in margin (d) a summary at the bottom
35. 35.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) copying word for word (c) tiny cramped writing (d) ten colours a page
36. 36.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
37. 37.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) adding small diagrams (c) your own words (d) leaving some space
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) your own words (c) clear headings (d) tiny cramped writing
39. 39.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
40. 40.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) a cue column on the left

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