Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 595 · 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: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
3. 3.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
4. 4.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) numbered points in order (c) a summary at the bottom (d) notes in the big column
5. 5.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) a cue column on the left (c) a summary at the bottom (d) one keyword per branch
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) colours and small icons (d) a summary at the bottom
7. 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
8. 8.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) colours and small icons (b) headings and bullets (c) cue questions in margin (d) a summary at the bottom
9. 9.📝 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
10. 10.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) headings and bullets (c) branches for subtopics (d) a cue column on the left
11. 11.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they need no review (b) they are long (c) they are colourful (d) cover notes, use cues
12. 12.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) nothing (b) a drawing (c) a short summary (d) the date only
13. 13.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) ten colours a page (c) your own words (d) no headings at all
15. 15.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) ten colours a page (c) your own words (d) tiny cramped writing
16. 16.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) headings and bullets (c) one keyword per branch (d) main topic in the centre
17. 17.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) main topic in the centre (c) branches for subtopics (d) one keyword per branch
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) writing every line (c) no headings at all (d) adding small diagrams
20. 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
21. 21.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a cue column on the left (c) notes in the big column (d) branches for subtopics
23. 23.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) leaving some space (c) writing every line (d) adding small diagrams
26. 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
27. 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) cue questions in margin (c) numbered points in order (d) headings and bullets
29. 29.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
30. 30.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 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
32. 32.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) never looking again (c) writing every line (d) short keywords
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) notes in the big column (c) colours and small icons (d) cue questions in margin
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) colours and small icons (c) main topic in the centre (d) numbered points in order
36. 36.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) no headings at all (c) short keywords (d) your own words
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) never looking again (c) adding small diagrams (d) a look within a day
39. 39.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit

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