Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 589 · 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) adding small diagrams (b) no headings at all (c) copying word for word (d) never looking again
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) branches for subtopics
4. 4.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) ten colours a page (c) a look within a day (d) leaving some space
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) one keyword per branch (c) main topic in the centre (d) branches for subtopics
6. 6.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) tiny cramped writing (c) a look within a day (d) leaving some space
7. 7.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
8. 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
9. 9.🗺️ 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
10. 10.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) numbered points in order (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) main topic in the centre
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
13. 13.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) copying word for word (c) never looking again (d) ten colours a page
14. 14.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) clear headings (c) writing every line (d) adding small diagrams
16. 16.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) notes in the big column (c) main topic in the centre (d) a cue column on the left
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) tiny cramped writing (c) copying word for word (d) writing every line
19. 19.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) a look within a day (c) your own words (d) writing every line
20. 20.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
21. 21.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
22. 22.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) leaving some space (c) writing every line (d) copying word for word
23. 23.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) one keyword per branch (c) notes in the big column (d) main topic in the centre
24. 24.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) with no headings (c) in your own words (d) in tiny writing
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) cue questions in margin (c) notes in the big column (d) headings and bullets
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) short keywords (c) copying word for word (d) leaving some space
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) colours and small icons (c) cue questions in margin (d) headings and bullets
28. 28.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a cue column on the left
30. 30.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) a summary at the bottom (c) one keyword per branch (d) main topic in the centre
32. 32.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) cue questions in margin (c) colours and small icons (d) a summary at the bottom
33. 33.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) cues and key questions (b) the teacher’s name (c) your doodles (d) the whole chapter
35. 35.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) ten colours a page (c) no headings at all (d) adding small diagrams
36. 36.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
37. 37.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
38. 38.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) headings and bullets (c) notes in the big column (d) branches for subtopics
39. 39.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
40. 40.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False

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