Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 578 · 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: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) headings and bullets (c) notes in the big column (d) main topic in the centre
3. 3.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
5. 5.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) your own words (c) adding small diagrams (d) writing every line
7. 7.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) cover notes, use cues (c) they are colourful (d) they are long
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) cue questions in margin (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) no headings at all (c) leaving some space (d) tiny cramped writing
10. 10.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) copying word for word (c) never looking again (d) tiny cramped writing
12. 12.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) clear headings (c) copying word for word (d) your own words
13. 13.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) leaving some space (c) your own words (d) copying word for word
15. 15.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) a cue column on the left (d) colours and small icons
17. 17.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) leaving some space (c) short keywords (d) tiny cramped writing
19. 19.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) clear headings (c) never looking again (d) copying word for word
20. 20.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
22. 22.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
25. 25.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) a cue column on the left (c) cue questions in margin (d) notes in the big column
27. 27.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) short keywords (c) your own words (d) tiny cramped writing
28. 28.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the whole chapter (b) the teacher’s name (c) cues and key questions (d) your doodles
29. 29.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) one keyword per branch (c) numbered points in order (d) main topic in the centre
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) cue questions in margin (d) numbered points in order
32. 32.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) branches for subtopics (c) one keyword per branch (d) numbered points in order
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) a summary at the bottom (c) cue questions in margin (d) a cue column on the left
34. 34.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
35. 35.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) a small detail (c) the last point (d) the main topic
37. 37.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) a drawing (c) nothing (d) a short summary
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) a look within a day (c) ten colours a page (d) no headings at all
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) clear headings (c) never looking again (d) a look within a day
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a cue column on the left (c) numbered points in order (d) headings and bullets

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