Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 194 · 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 kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
2. 2.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) a look within a day (c) clear headings (d) ten colours a page
3. 3.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
4. 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) short keywords (c) ten colours a page (d) a look within a day
6. 6.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
7. 7.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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) one keyword per branch (c) colours and small icons (d) a cue column on the left
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) never looking again (c) your own words (d) adding small diagrams
10. 10.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) branches for subtopics (c) one keyword per branch (d) numbered points in order
11. 11.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) copied word for word (c) in your own words (d) with no headings
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
13. 13.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) a drawing (c) the date only (d) nothing
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) copying word for word (c) ten colours a page (d) never looking again
15. 15.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) main topic in the centre
16. 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
17. 17.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
18. 18.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) one keyword per branch (c) colours and small icons (d) headings and bullets
19. 19.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) never looking again (c) writing every line (d) a look within a day
22. 22.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) never looking again (c) ten colours a page (d) copying word for word
24. 24.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) numbered points in order (d) main topic in the centre
28. 28.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
29. 29.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) one keyword per branch (c) colours and small icons (d) notes in the big column
33. 33.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) cue questions in margin (c) numbered points in order (d) main topic in the centre
34. 34.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
35. 35.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
36. 36.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) the main topic (c) the last point (d) a small detail
37. 37.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
38. 38.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) headings and bullets (c) a cue column on the left (d) a summary at the bottom
40. 40.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) clear headings (c) your own words (d) tiny cramped writing

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