Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 734 · 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: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.📝 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) one keyword per branch (c) a cue column on the left (d) colours and small icons
4. 4.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a summary at the bottom (c) a cue column on the left (d) headings and bullets
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) one keyword per branch (c) cue questions in margin (d) branches for subtopics
7. 7.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) tiny cramped writing (c) adding small diagrams (d) short keywords
10. 10.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) never looking again (c) copying word for word (d) clear headings
11. 11.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) short keywords (c) ten colours a page (d) copying word for word
12. 12.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) main topic in the centre (c) notes in the big column (d) one keyword per branch
14. 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
15. 15.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
17. 17.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) your own words (c) adding small diagrams (d) short keywords
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) headings and bullets (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists
20. 20.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) the date only (c) nothing (d) a drawing
21. 21.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
23. 23.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) copying word for word (c) clear headings (d) a look within a day
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding small diagrams (b) your own words (c) copying word for word (d) a look within a day
25. 25.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) branches for subtopics (d) a summary at the bottom
26. 26.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) cue questions in margin (c) colours and small icons (d) numbered points in order
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) a look within a day (c) never looking again (d) your own words
28. 28.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
30. 30.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
31. 31.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) tiny cramped writing (c) leaving some space (d) copying word for word
33. 33.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) a summary at the bottom (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) main topic in the centre
34. 34.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) main topic in the centre (b) a summary at the bottom (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) headings and bullets
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) a look within a day (c) writing every line (d) never looking again
36. 36.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
38. 38.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) no headings at all (c) writing every line (d) never looking again
40. 40.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map

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