Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 550 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) copying word for word (c) short keywords (d) no headings at all
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) numbered points in order (c) one keyword per branch (d) branches for subtopics
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) branches for subtopics (c) colours and small icons (d) numbered points in order
4. 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
5. 5.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) no headings at all (c) ten colours a page (d) leaving some space
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) main topic in the centre (c) cue questions in margin (d) numbered points in order
7. 7.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) leaving some space (c) clear headings (d) copying word for word
11. 11.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) numbered points in order (d) a cue column on the left
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) notes in the big column (c) colours and small icons (d) a cue column on the left
14. 14.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) a drawing (c) the date only (d) nothing
15. 15.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
16. 16.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) colours and small icons (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) cue questions in margin (d) a cue column on the left
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) copying word for word (c) a look within a day (d) clear headings
20. 20.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) headings and bullets (c) a summary at the bottom (d) colours and small icons
21. 21.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) writing an essay out (c) seeing links in a topic (d) copying a whole book
22. 22.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) clear headings (c) never looking again (d) no headings at all
23. 23.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) the teacher’s name (c) cues and key questions (d) the whole chapter
24. 24.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) branches for subtopics (c) numbered points in order (d) notes in the big column
25. 25.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) numbered points in order (c) one keyword per branch (d) headings and bullets
26. 26.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) they need no review (c) they are colourful (d) cover notes, use cues
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
28. 28.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) adding small diagrams (c) your own words (d) tiny cramped writing
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) writing every line (c) copying word for word (d) adding small diagrams
30. 30.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) adding small diagrams (c) no headings at all (d) your own words
32. 32.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) a summary at the bottom (c) cue questions in margin (d) top-to-bottom lists
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) notes in the big column (c) numbered points in order (d) headings and bullets
34. 34.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) main topic in the centre (c) branches for subtopics (d) a summary at the bottom
36. 36.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) no headings at all (c) writing every line (d) clear headings
39. 39.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) the main topic (c) the page number (d) a small detail
40. 40.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes

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