Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 375 · 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.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) seeing links in a topic (b) writing an essay out (c) hiding the details (d) copying a whole book
2. 2.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) cue questions in margin (d) branches for subtopics
3. 3.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) writing every line (c) clear headings (d) your own words
4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
5. 5.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) nothing (c) a short summary (d) the date only
6. 6.📝 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
7. 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
8. 8.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) adding small diagrams (c) clear headings (d) no headings at all
9. 9.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) cue questions in margin (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists
11. 11.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) notes in the big column (c) colours and small icons (d) a cue column on the left
13. 13.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) copying word for word (c) never looking again (d) short keywords
14. 14.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) no headings at all (c) leaving some space (d) writing every line
15. 15.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
16. 16.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) they are colourful (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they are long
17. 17.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the last point (c) the page number (d) the main topic
18. 18.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
20. 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) colours and small icons (c) a cue column on the left (d) top-to-bottom lists
22. 22.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
23. 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) numbered points in order (d) one keyword per branch
26. 26.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) clear headings (c) adding small diagrams (d) never looking again
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) never looking again (c) no headings at all (d) writing every line
28. 28.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) your own words (c) a look within a day (d) copying word for word
30. 30.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) short keywords (c) clear headings (d) tiny cramped writing
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) writing every line (c) no headings at all (d) copying word for word
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) headings and bullets (c) cue questions in margin (d) a cue column on the left
33. 33.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) branches for subtopics (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) one keyword per branch
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) short keywords (d) no headings at all
36. 36.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) copied word for word (c) in tiny writing (d) in your own words
38. 38.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) colours and small icons (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
40. 40.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom

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