Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 49 · 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 feature of Cornell notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) colours and small icons (c) branches for subtopics (d) top-to-bottom lists
2. 2.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) short keywords (c) never looking again (d) writing every line
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) leaving some space (c) short keywords (d) adding small diagrams
5. 5.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
7. 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
8. 8.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) cue questions in margin (c) a summary at the bottom (d) notes in the big column
10. 10.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) one keyword per branch (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
11. 11.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
12. 12.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) seeing links in a topic (c) writing an essay out (d) copying a whole book
13. 13.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
14. 14.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the whole chapter (b) your doodles (c) the teacher’s name (d) cues and key questions
15. 15.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) a look within a day (c) leaving some space (d) tiny cramped writing
18. 18.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
20. 20.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) tiny cramped writing (c) no headings at all (d) ten colours a page
22. 22.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
23. 23.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) headings and bullets (c) one keyword per branch (d) a cue column on the left
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) branches for subtopics (d) cue questions in margin
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a cue column on the left (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) notes in the big column
28. 28.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
29. 29.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) ten colours a page (c) a look within a day (d) never looking again
30. 30.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) adding small diagrams (c) your own words (d) tiny cramped writing
32. 32.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) adding small diagrams (c) never looking again (d) copying word for word
33. 33.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) they are long (c) they are colourful (d) cover notes, use cues
35. 35.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) a short summary (c) the date only (d) nothing
36. 36.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) main topic in the centre
38. 38.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
39. 39.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) copying word for word (c) your own words (d) no headings at all
40. 40.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit

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