Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 740 · 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: short keywords? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) copying word for word (c) never looking again (d) adding small diagrams
3. 3.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) writing every line (c) short keywords (d) clear headings
4. 4.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) writing an essay out (c) copying a whole book (d) seeing links in a topic
5. 5.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
7. 7.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) leaving some space (c) adding small diagrams (d) writing every line
9. 9.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
10. 10.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) ten colours a page (c) a look within a day (d) copying word for word
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) headings and bullets (c) branches for subtopics (d) one keyword per branch
13. 13.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) short keywords (c) clear headings (d) adding small diagrams
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) clear headings (c) a look within a day (d) tiny cramped writing
15. 15.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) they are long (b) they are colourful (c) they need no review (d) cover notes, use cues
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) adding small diagrams (c) never looking again (d) a look within a day
17. 17.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) in tiny writing (c) in your own words (d) with no headings
19. 19.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
20. 20.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) notes in the big column (c) main topic in the centre (d) headings and bullets
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) tiny cramped writing (c) writing every line (d) adding small diagrams
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) cue questions in margin (c) headings and bullets (d) a summary at the bottom
23. 23.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) short keywords (c) leaving some space (d) ten colours a page
25. 25.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) a cue column on the left (c) notes in the big column (d) branches for subtopics
26. 26.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) never looking again (c) short keywords (d) leaving some space
27. 27.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) a cue column on the left (c) main topic in the centre (d) cue questions in margin
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) colours and small icons (c) cue questions in margin (d) branches for subtopics
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) clear headings (c) your own words (d) adding small diagrams
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) leaving some space (c) no headings at all (d) never looking again
31. 31.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
32. 32.True or false: “one keyword per branch” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
34. 34.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) the date only (c) a short summary (d) nothing
35. 35.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) tiny cramped writing (c) writing every line (d) no headings at all
37. 37.📝 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
38. 38.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the page number (c) the main topic (d) the last point
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) ten colours a page (c) short keywords (d) never looking again
40. 40.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True

Free exam preparation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/exam-preparation-tips