Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 551 · 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: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
3. 3.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) nothing (b) a drawing (c) a short summary (d) the date only
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
5. 5.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) headings and bullets (c) a cue column on the left (d) one keyword per branch
6. 6.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) a look within a day (c) your own words (d) ten colours a page
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) main topic in the centre (d) cue questions in margin
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) copying word for word (c) short keywords (d) your own words
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) never looking again (c) writing every line (d) short keywords
12. 12.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) adding small diagrams (c) copying word for word (d) your own words
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) writing every line (c) short keywords (d) adding small diagrams
14. 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) clear headings (c) leaving some space (d) your own words
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) your own words (c) adding small diagrams (d) tiny cramped writing
17. 17.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) colours and small icons (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
19. 19.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) leaving some space (c) ten colours a page (d) copying word for word
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) main topic in the centre (b) cue questions in margin (c) headings and bullets (d) notes in the big column
22. 22.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) cover notes, use cues (c) they are long (d) they are colourful
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) headings and bullets (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) numbered points in order
24. 24.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) never looking again (c) a look within a day (d) no headings at all
25. 25.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) tiny cramped writing (c) ten colours a page (d) leaving some space
26. 26.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) colours and small icons (c) one keyword per branch (d) top-to-bottom lists
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) colours and small icons (b) a cue column on the left (c) a summary at the bottom (d) cue questions in margin
28. 28.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) a look within a day (c) copying word for word (d) writing every line
30. 30.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) cue questions in margin (c) branches for subtopics (d) numbered points in order
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) notes in the big column
33. 33.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) your own words (c) tiny cramped writing (d) adding small diagrams
34. 34.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) numbered points in order (c) one keyword per branch (d) a cue column on the left
35. 35.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) ten colours a page (c) short keywords (d) leaving some space
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) cue questions in margin (c) notes in the big column (d) a cue column on the left
39. 39.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
40. 40.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) headings and bullets (b) main topic in the centre (c) colours and small icons (d) branches for subtopics

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