Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 534 · 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 good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) no headings at all (c) leaving some space (d) writing every line
2. 2.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) your own words (c) writing every line (d) a look within a day
3. 3.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the whole chapter (b) your doodles (c) cues and key questions (d) the teacher’s name
4. 4.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
5. 5.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) the date only (c) a short summary (d) nothing
6. 6.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
7. 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
8. 8.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) colours and small icons (d) a cue column on the left
9. 9.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
11. 11.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) a summary at the bottom (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) main topic in the centre
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) short keywords (c) copying word for word (d) leaving some space
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) one keyword per branch (d) branches for subtopics
14. 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
15. 15.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) headings and bullets (c) a summary at the bottom (d) branches for subtopics
16. 16.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
17. 17.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) tiny cramped writing (c) writing every line (d) a look within a day
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) cue questions in margin (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) headings and bullets
20. 20.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the main topic (b) a small detail (c) the last point (d) the page number
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) numbered points in order (c) branches for subtopics (d) colours and small icons
22. 22.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) a look within a day (c) leaving some space (d) never looking again
23. 23.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) numbered points in order (c) notes in the big column (d) top-to-bottom lists
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) a cue column on the left (d) headings and bullets
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) cue questions in margin (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
26. 26.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
27. 27.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) short keywords (c) tiny cramped writing (d) ten colours a page
29. 29.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in your own words (b) copied word for word (c) in tiny writing (d) with no headings
30. 30.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) branches for subtopics (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) headings and bullets
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) cue questions in margin (d) main topic in the centre
33. 33.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) headings and bullets (c) colours and small icons (d) cue questions in margin
34. 34.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) ten colours a page (c) tiny cramped writing (d) adding small diagrams
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) branches for subtopics (c) a cue column on the left (d) headings and bullets
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) tiny cramped writing (c) never looking again (d) adding small diagrams
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) notes in the big column
39. 39.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets

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