Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 738 · 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) numbered points in order (b) a summary at the bottom (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) headings and bullets
2. 2.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) a look within a day (c) adding small diagrams (d) writing every line
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) main topic in the centre (c) one keyword per branch (d) headings and bullets
4. 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
5. 5.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a summary at the bottom? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
6. 6.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
7. 7.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) copying word for word (c) short keywords (d) no headings at all
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) adding small diagrams (c) leaving some space (d) ten colours a page
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never looking again (b) tiny cramped writing (c) copying word for word (d) short keywords
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) cue questions in margin (c) a summary at the bottom (d) a cue column on the left
11. 11.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) no headings at all (c) adding small diagrams (d) short keywords
13. 13.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a summary at the bottom (c) a cue column on the left (d) main topic in the centre
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) cue questions in margin (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) never looking again (c) copying word for word (d) your own words
16. 16.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) seeing links in a topic (b) hiding the details (c) copying a whole book (d) writing an essay out
17. 17.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) one keyword per branch (c) main topic in the centre (d) a cue column on the left
18. 18.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) the date only (c) a drawing (d) nothing
19. 19.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) notes in the big column (c) numbered points in order (d) main topic in the centre
20. 20.📝 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
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) branches for subtopics (c) a summary at the bottom (d) colours and small icons
22. 22.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
23. 23.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) branches for subtopics (b) a cue column on the left (c) numbered points in order (d) a summary at the bottom
24. 24.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) never looking again (b) adding small diagrams (c) writing every line (d) no headings at all
25. 25.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
26. 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
28. 28.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) no headings at all (c) adding small diagrams (d) a look within a day
29. 29.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
30. 30.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
31. 31.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) a small detail (c) the last point (d) the main topic
33. 33.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) branches for subtopics (c) cue questions in margin (d) colours and small icons
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) clear headings (c) adding small diagrams (d) copying word for word
35. 35.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
36. 36.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
37. 37.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) numbered points in order (c) main topic in the centre (d) colours and small icons
39. 39.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) your own words (c) never looking again (d) ten colours a page
40. 40.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit

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