Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 603 · 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) top-to-bottom lists (b) colours and small icons (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
2. 2.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) the whole chapter (b) the teacher’s name (c) your doodles (d) cues and key questions
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) main topic in the centre (c) a summary at the bottom (d) cue questions in margin
4. 4.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) notes in the big column (c) main topic in the centre (d) top-to-bottom lists
5. 5.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) branches for subtopics (c) numbered points in order (d) headings and bullets
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) main topic in the centre (c) cue questions in margin (d) colours and small icons
9. 9.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
10. 10.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
14. 14.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) copying a whole book (c) seeing links in a topic (d) writing an essay out
16. 16.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) branches for subtopics (c) main topic in the centre (d) notes in the big column
18. 18.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the last point (b) a small detail (c) the main topic (d) the page number
19. 19.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) main topic in the centre (c) numbered points in order (d) headings and bullets
20. 20.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
21. 21.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) ten colours a page (c) short keywords (d) leaving some space
23. 23.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) ten colours a page (c) never looking again (d) a look within a day
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) one keyword per branch (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) headings and bullets
25. 25.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) writing every line (c) no headings at all (d) tiny cramped writing
26. 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
27. 27.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
28. 28.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) a cue column on the left (c) headings and bullets (d) cue questions in margin
29. 29.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) no headings at all (c) ten colours a page (d) copying word for word
31. 31.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) short keywords (c) adding small diagrams (d) writing every line
33. 33.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) one keyword per branch (c) branches for subtopics (d) main topic in the centre
35. 35.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) colours and small icons (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) clear headings (c) writing every line (d) never looking again
38. 38.📝 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
39. 39.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) never looking again (c) clear headings (d) adding small diagrams
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) your own words (c) copying word for word (d) no headings at all

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