Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 389 · 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: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
2. 2.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) no headings at all (c) adding small diagrams (d) a look within a day
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) never looking again (c) leaving some space (d) copying word for word
4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
5. 5.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
6. 6.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) ten colours a page (c) short keywords (d) writing every line
7. 7.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) a short summary (c) nothing (d) a drawing
8. 8.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a summary at the bottom (c) branches for subtopics (d) a cue column on the left
9. 9.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) your doodles (c) cues and key questions (d) the whole chapter
10. 10.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) your own words (c) a look within a day (d) adding small diagrams
12. 12.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) never looking again (c) copying word for word (d) tiny cramped writing
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
14. 14.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) colours and small icons (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
16. 16.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) one keyword per branch
18. 18.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) adding small diagrams (c) writing every line (d) your own words
19. 19.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) headings and bullets (c) notes in the big column (d) top-to-bottom lists
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) main topic in the centre (c) cue questions in margin (d) a cue column on the left
22. 22.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) cue questions in margin (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
24. 24.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) one keyword per branch (c) a summary at the bottom (d) main topic in the centre
25. 25.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) a look within a day (c) ten colours a page (d) leaving some space
26. 26.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a summary at the bottom (d) a cue column on the left
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) writing every line (c) tiny cramped writing (d) copying word for word
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) ten colours a page (c) your own words (d) never looking again
31. 31.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) tiny cramped writing (c) your own words (d) clear headings
33. 33.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
35. 35.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) clear headings (c) short keywords (d) adding small diagrams
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) a summary at the bottom
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a cue column on the left (c) notes in the big column (d) cue questions in margin
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) no headings at all (c) short keywords (d) writing every line
40. 40.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the main topic (c) the last point (d) the page number

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