Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 950 · 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) ten colours a page (b) a look within a day (c) leaving some space (d) adding small diagrams
2. 2.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) a look within a day (c) your own words (d) no headings at all
3. 3.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) no headings at all (c) adding small diagrams (d) tiny cramped writing
4. 4.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) branches for subtopics (c) a summary at the bottom (d) numbered points in order
5. 5.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
6. 6.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
7. 7.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
8. 8.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) a short summary (c) the date only (d) nothing
9. 9.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) writing every line (c) tiny cramped writing (d) your own words
11. 11.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) main topic in the centre (c) notes in the big column (d) headings and bullets
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a summary at the bottom (d) notes in the big column
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) ten colours a page (c) no headings at all (d) leaving some space
14. 14.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) cues and key questions (c) the teacher’s name (d) the whole chapter
15. 15.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
16. 16.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) leaving some space (c) copying word for word (d) writing every line
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) one keyword per branch (c) colours and small icons (d) headings and bullets
18. 18.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) tiny cramped writing (c) no headings at all (d) ten colours a page
19. 19.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
20. 20.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) no headings at all (c) your own words (d) leaving some space
23. 23.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) adding small diagrams (c) writing every line (d) leaving some space
26. 26.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) colours and small icons (c) notes in the big column (d) top-to-bottom lists
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a summary at the bottom
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) branches for subtopics (c) one keyword per branch (d) colours and small icons
29. 29.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) branches for subtopics (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) colours and small icons
30. 30.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
31. 31.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
32. 32.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) a look within a day (c) your own words (d) adding small diagrams
33. 33.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) one keyword per branch (d) cue questions in margin
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) adding small diagrams (c) clear headings (d) short keywords
38. 38.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) ten colours a page (c) tiny cramped writing (d) never looking again
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) notes in the big column (d) main topic in the centre
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) a cue column on the left

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