Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 273 · 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: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) never looking again (c) copying word for word (d) no headings at all
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) colours and small icons (c) cue questions in margin (d) top-to-bottom lists
4. 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) a look within a day (c) never looking again (d) your own words
6. 6.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a cue column on the left (d) a summary at the bottom
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) your own words (c) ten colours a page (d) clear headings
9. 9.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) clear headings (c) a look within a day (d) short keywords
10. 10.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) the whole chapter (c) cues and key questions (d) your doodles
11. 11.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) your own words (c) copying word for word (d) clear headings
14. 14.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) one keyword per branch (c) headings and bullets (d) colours and small icons
15. 15.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a cue column on the left (c) branches for subtopics (d) one keyword per branch
16. 16.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) short keywords (c) ten colours a page (d) a look within a day
17. 17.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) a summary at the bottom (c) a cue column on the left (d) cue questions in margin
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) main topic in the centre (c) a cue column on the left (d) notes in the big column
19. 19.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
21. 21.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) copying word for word (c) clear headings (d) your own words
24. 24.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) numbered points in order (c) one keyword per branch (d) cue questions in margin
25. 25.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) nothing (b) the date only (c) a drawing (d) a short summary
26. 26.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
27. 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) your own words (c) a look within a day (d) no headings at all
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) one keyword per branch (c) colours and small icons (d) branches for subtopics
30. 30.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) never looking again (c) tiny cramped writing (d) ten colours a page
32. 32.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) a summary at the bottom
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) writing every line (c) short keywords (d) leaving some space
35. 35.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
36. 36.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) with no headings (c) in your own words (d) in tiny writing
37. 37.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
40. 40.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) no headings at all (c) never looking again (d) copying word for word

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