Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 744 · 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: copying word for word? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) adding small diagrams (c) tiny cramped writing (d) your own words
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) adding small diagrams (c) writing every line (d) a look within a day
4. 4.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
5. 5.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) branches for subtopics (c) one keyword per branch (d) headings and bullets
6. 6.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
7. 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
8. 8.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: clear headings? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
9. 9.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in your own words (b) in tiny writing (c) copied word for word (d) with no headings
10. 10.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) main topic in the centre (c) one keyword per branch (d) cue questions in margin
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) branches for subtopics (c) one keyword per branch (d) a cue column on the left
12. 12.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) leaving some space (c) a look within a day (d) clear headings
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) notes in the big column (c) numbered points in order (d) a summary at the bottom
16. 16.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) writing every line (c) copying word for word (d) ten colours a page
17. 17.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) clear headings (c) leaving some space (d) short keywords
18. 18.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) cues and key questions (c) the whole chapter (d) the teacher’s name
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) ten colours a page (c) never looking again (d) clear headings
20. 20.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a cue column on the left (c) main topic in the centre (d) notes in the big column
22. 22.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 summary at the bottom
23. 23.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) main topic in the centre (c) colours and small icons (d) headings and bullets
25. 25.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) tiny cramped writing (c) never looking again (d) ten colours a page
26. 26.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) cue questions in margin (b) branches for subtopics (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) a summary at the bottom
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) short keywords (c) clear headings (d) no headings at all
28. 28.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) writing every line (c) never looking again (d) leaving some space
29. 29.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) Cornell notes (b) a mind map (c) linear notes
30. 30.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
31. 31.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) a summary at the bottom (c) notes in the big column (d) colours and small icons
33. 33.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) short keywords (c) adding small diagrams (d) no headings at all
34. 34.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the last point (c) the main topic (d) the page number
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) main topic in the centre (c) numbered points in order (d) a summary at the bottom
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) clear headings (c) copying word for word (d) leaving some space
37. 37.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) branches for subtopics (c) cue questions in margin (d) a summary at the bottom
40. 40.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) no headings at all (c) tiny cramped writing (d) copying word for word

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