Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 417 · 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: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) nothing (c) a drawing (d) a short summary
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) no headings at all (c) short keywords (d) leaving some space
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) a summary at the bottom (c) cue questions in margin (d) notes in the big column
5. 5.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) copying word for word (c) writing every line (d) adding small diagrams
6. 6.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
8. 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
9. 9.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) your own words (c) ten colours a page (d) adding small diagrams
10. 10.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in your own words (b) with no headings (c) in tiny writing (d) copied word for word
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) main topic in the centre (b) colours and small icons (c) cue questions in margin (d) branches for subtopics
13. 13.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) clear headings (c) leaving some space (d) a look within a day
16. 16.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) your own words (c) tiny cramped writing (d) ten colours a page
17. 17.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
18. 18.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a summary at the bottom (d) main topic in the centre
19. 19.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) notes in the big column (d) numbered points in order
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
22. 22.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) writing an essay out (c) copying a whole book (d) seeing links in a topic
23. 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) notes in the big column (c) a cue column on the left (d) a summary at the bottom
25. 25.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) clear headings (c) copying word for word (d) writing every line
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
28. 28.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) short keywords (c) leaving some space (d) never looking again
30. 30.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) one keyword per branch (c) main topic in the centre (d) headings and bullets
31. 31.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 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
33. 33.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) copying word for word (c) leaving some space (d) ten colours a page
34. 34.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
35. 35.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) ten colours a page (c) writing every line (d) no headings at all
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
39. 39.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) tiny cramped writing (c) writing every line (d) copying word for word
40. 40.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) a look within a day (c) adding small diagrams (d) copying word for word

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