Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 429 · 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 of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) your own words (c) short keywords (d) tiny cramped writing
2. 2.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) in your own words (c) copied word for word (d) with no headings
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) your own words (c) tiny cramped writing (d) never looking again
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) branches for subtopics (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) main topic in the centre
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) one keyword per branch (c) colours and small icons (d) main topic in the centre
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) tiny cramped writing (c) writing every line (d) never looking again
7. 7.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
9. 9.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
10. 10.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) one keyword per branch (d) cue questions in margin
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) notes in the big column (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) a summary at the bottom (c) notes in the big column (d) a cue column on the left
13. 13.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) your own words (c) no headings at all (d) adding small diagrams
15. 15.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
16. 16.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) never looking again (c) no headings at all (d) clear headings
17. 17.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
18. 18.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
19. 19.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
20. 20.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are colourful (b) they are long (c) cover notes, use cues (d) they need no review
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) clear headings (c) no headings at all (d) writing every line
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) cue questions in margin (c) colours and small icons (d) notes in the big column
23. 23.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) your own words (c) writing every line (d) tiny cramped writing
24. 24.📝 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
25. 25.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) colours and small icons (c) headings and bullets (d) a summary at the bottom
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) writing every line (c) a look within a day (d) copying word for word
27. 27.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) a summary at the bottom (c) a cue column on the left (d) one keyword per branch
29. 29.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.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) branches for subtopics
32. 32.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) notes in the big column (c) headings and bullets (d) colours and small icons
33. 33.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
34. 34.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
35. 35.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) headings and bullets (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) clear headings (c) adding small diagrams (d) tiny cramped writing
38. 38.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
39. 39.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
40. 40.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) nothing (b) a short summary (c) a drawing (d) the date only

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