Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 419 · 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.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) the last point (c) a small detail (d) the main topic
4. 4.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) notes in the big column (c) a cue column on the left (d) top-to-bottom lists
5. 5.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) headings and bullets (c) branches for subtopics (d) notes in the big column
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) tiny cramped writing (c) short keywords (d) a look within a day
7. 7.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
8. 8.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) leaving some space (c) no headings at all (d) ten colours a page
9. 9.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) no headings at all (c) your own words (d) a look within a day
10. 10.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) your own words (c) a look within a day (d) never looking again
11. 11.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) headings and bullets (c) one keyword per branch (d) a cue column on the left
12. 12.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in your own words (b) in tiny writing (c) with no headings (d) copied word for word
13. 13.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) the teacher’s name (c) the whole chapter (d) cues and key questions
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) main topic in the centre (c) branches for subtopics (d) notes in the big column
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) cue questions in margin (c) one keyword per branch (d) a cue column on the left
17. 17.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) branches for subtopics (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) headings and bullets
18. 18.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) adding small diagrams (c) clear headings (d) leaving some space
19. 19.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) no headings at all (c) ten colours a page (d) tiny cramped writing
21. 21.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a cue column on the left (c) colours and small icons (d) one keyword per branch
23. 23.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) tiny cramped writing (c) ten colours a page (d) your own words
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) main topic in the centre
25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) your own words (c) leaving some space (d) no headings at all
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) leaving some space (c) a look within a day (d) ten colours a page
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a summary at the bottom
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) adding small diagrams (c) your own words (d) copying word for word
30. 30.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) main topic in the centre (c) numbered points in order (d) a summary at the bottom
32. 32.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) cue questions in margin
34. 34.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) tiny cramped writing (c) adding small diagrams (d) never looking again
36. 36.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) adding small diagrams (c) short keywords (d) copying word for word
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) numbered points in order (c) branches for subtopics (d) main topic in the centre
38. 38.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) branches for subtopics
40. 40.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit

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