Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 305 · 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: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
3. 3.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) clear headings (c) tiny cramped writing (d) adding small diagrams
4. 4.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a cue column on the left (c) one keyword per branch (d) headings and bullets
5. 5.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) never looking again (c) short keywords (d) copying word for word
7. 7.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in your own words (b) with no headings (c) copied word for word (d) in tiny writing
8. 8.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) numbered points in order (c) one keyword per branch (d) top-to-bottom lists
9. 9.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) the main topic (c) a small detail (d) the last point
10. 10.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) cover notes, use cues (c) they need no review (d) they are long
11. 11.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) clear headings (c) copying word for word (d) tiny cramped writing
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) headings and bullets
13. 13.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) numbered points in order (c) a summary at the bottom (d) top-to-bottom lists
14. 14.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) branches for subtopics (b) numbered points in order (c) cue questions in margin (d) headings and bullets
15. 15.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) never looking again (c) clear headings (d) copying word for word
17. 17.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
18. 18.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) seeing links in a topic (b) hiding the details (c) writing an essay out (d) copying a whole book
19. 19.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) short keywords (c) clear headings (d) copying word for word
20. 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) a look within a day (c) your own words (d) clear headings
22. 22.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) cues and key questions (c) the whole chapter (d) the teacher’s name
24. 24.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) main topic in the centre (d) numbered points in order
26. 26.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
28. 28.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) branches for subtopics (c) a summary at the bottom (d) top-to-bottom lists
29. 29.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) ten colours a page (c) tiny cramped writing (d) copying word for word
30. 30.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) writing every line (c) short keywords (d) ten colours a page
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) one keyword per branch (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
32. 32.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) a look within a day (c) clear headings (d) writing every line
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) writing every line (c) your own words (d) never looking again
34. 34.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
35. 35.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) headings and bullets (c) branches for subtopics (d) cue questions in margin
38. 38.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) a summary at the bottom (c) branches for subtopics (d) one keyword per branch

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