Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

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

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