Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 626 · 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 kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
2. 2.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
3. 3.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) leaving some space (c) copying word for word (d) never looking again
4. 4.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) a summary at the bottom (c) main topic in the centre (d) colours and small icons
5. 5.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) cue questions in margin (c) one keyword per branch (d) numbered points in order
6. 6.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) short keywords (c) copying word for word (d) clear headings
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) main topic in the centre (c) branches for subtopics (d) one keyword per branch
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) short keywords (c) copying word for word (d) writing every line
10. 10.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
11. 11.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) a look within a day (c) tiny cramped writing (d) adding small diagrams
13. 13.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) notes in the big column (c) numbered points in order (d) headings and bullets
14. 14.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
15. 15.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) tiny cramped writing (c) copying word for word (d) clear headings
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) branches for subtopics (d) numbered points in order
17. 17.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) writing every line (c) copying word for word (d) no headings at all
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) one keyword per branch (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists
20. 20.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) ten colours a page (c) no headings at all (d) writing every line
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) copying word for word (c) ten colours a page (d) your own words
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
26. 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
27. 27.📝 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
28. 28.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
29. 29.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) colours and small icons (c) numbered points in order (d) a cue column on the left
30. 30.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
31. 31.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) never looking again (c) writing every line (d) copying word for word
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) a summary at the bottom (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
34. 34.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) a look within a day (c) your own words (d) short keywords
35. 35.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) in tiny writing (c) with no headings (d) in your own words
36. 36.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) colours and small icons (d) a cue column on the left
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) never looking again (c) your own words (d) short keywords
39. 39.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) main topic in the centre (c) cue questions in margin (d) numbered points in order

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