Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 236 · 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: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) adding small diagrams (c) ten colours a page (d) leaving some space
4. 4.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) cues and key questions (b) the whole chapter (c) the teacher’s name (d) your doodles
5. 5.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) one keyword per branch (c) a summary at the bottom (d) main topic in the centre
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) one keyword per branch (c) main topic in the centre (d) top-to-bottom lists
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a summary at the bottom (d) numbered points in order
8. 8.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) writing every line (c) clear headings (d) copying word for word
9. 9.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
10. 10.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
11. 11.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) tiny cramped writing (c) ten colours a page (d) no headings at all
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) main topic in the centre (d) a cue column on the left
14. 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
15. 15.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
16. 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
17. 17.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) your own words (c) writing every line (d) tiny cramped writing
18. 18.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) branches for subtopics (d) numbered points in order
20. 20.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) they are long (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they need no review
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) colours and small icons (b) a cue column on the left (c) notes in the big column (d) cue questions in margin
22. 22.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) the last point (c) the main topic (d) a small detail
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) leaving some space (c) no headings at all (d) tiny cramped writing
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
25. 25.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) adding small diagrams (c) tiny cramped writing (d) clear headings
26. 26.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) main topic in the centre (b) notes in the big column (c) a summary at the bottom (d) numbered points in order
29. 29.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
31. 31.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) numbered points in order (c) branches for subtopics (d) cue questions in margin
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) writing every line (c) a look within a day (d) adding small diagrams
34. 34.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) cue questions in margin (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
39. 39.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) writing every line (c) never looking again (d) leaving some space

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