Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 568 · 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.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) adding small diagrams (c) your own words (d) a look within a day
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) numbered points in order (c) colours and small icons (d) main topic in the centre
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) headings and bullets (b) a cue column on the left (c) colours and small icons (d) notes in the big column
7. 7.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
8. 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
9. 9.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
10. 10.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) ten colours a page (c) writing every line (d) no headings at all
12. 12.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) a drawing (c) nothing (d) a short summary
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) adding small diagrams (c) copying word for word (d) tiny cramped writing
14. 14.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) cue questions in margin
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) ten colours a page (c) never looking again (d) no headings at all
17. 17.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a summary at the bottom (c) headings and bullets (d) branches for subtopics
18. 18.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) numbered points in order (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
19. 19.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
20. 20.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) your own words (c) writing every line (d) never looking again
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
22. 22.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
24. 24.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) one keyword per branch (c) a cue column on the left (d) notes in the big column
25. 25.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) headings and bullets (c) main topic in the centre (d) colours and small icons
27. 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) no headings at all (c) short keywords (d) writing every line
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) your own words (c) never looking again (d) copying word for word
30. 30.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) a look within a day (c) short keywords (d) ten colours a page
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) a look within a day (c) never looking again (d) clear headings
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) leaving some space (c) clear headings (d) ten colours a page
33. 33.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) never looking again (c) tiny cramped writing (d) adding small diagrams
34. 34.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the teacher’s name (b) cues and key questions (c) the whole chapter (d) your doodles
35. 35.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
38. 38.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) branches for subtopics (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a cue column on the left
40. 40.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map

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