Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 252 · 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 poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) your doodles (c) the whole chapter (d) cues and key questions
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) cue questions in margin (c) a cue column on the left (d) top-to-bottom lists
4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) notes in the big column (d) top-to-bottom lists
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) main topic in the centre (b) notes in the big column (c) cue questions in margin (d) top-to-bottom lists
7. 7.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
8. 8.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) cover notes, use cues (b) they are colourful (c) they are long (d) they need no review
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) leaving some space (c) tiny cramped writing (d) a look within a day
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) your own words (c) never looking again (d) no headings at all
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) clear headings (c) short keywords (d) copying word for word
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) headings and bullets (d) notes in the big column
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) branches for subtopics (c) cue questions in margin (d) colours and small icons
15. 15.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) top-to-bottom lists
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) never looking again (c) copying word for word (d) a look within a day
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) ten colours a page (c) copying word for word (d) adding small diagrams
18. 18.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) never looking again (c) tiny cramped writing (d) clear headings
19. 19.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
20. 20.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) notes in the big column (c) headings and bullets (d) one keyword per branch
21. 21.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) a cue column on the left (c) a summary at the bottom (d) cue questions in margin
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
25. 25.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) leaving some space (c) writing every line (d) tiny cramped writing
26. 26.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
27. 27.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) copying word for word (c) a look within a day (d) writing every line
28. 28.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
31. 31.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) notes in the big column (c) a cue column on the left (d) a summary at the bottom
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) numbered points in order (c) cue questions in margin (d) a summary at the bottom
36. 36.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
38. 38.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) tiny cramped writing (c) adding small diagrams (d) writing every line
39. 39.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in your own words (b) in tiny writing (c) copied word for word (d) with no headings

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