Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 746 · 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: adding small diagrams? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) notes in the big column (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) cue questions in margin
3. 3.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) ten colours a page (c) copying word for word (d) clear headings
5. 5.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) tiny cramped writing (c) your own words (d) adding small diagrams
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) never looking again (c) your own words (d) leaving some space
9. 9.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) one keyword per branch (c) headings and bullets (d) notes in the big column
10. 10.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a drawing (b) nothing (c) the date only (d) a short summary
11. 11.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) a small detail (b) the last point (c) the page number (d) the main topic
12. 12.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) ten colours a page (c) your own words (d) leaving some space
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) headings and bullets (b) numbered points in order (c) a cue column on the left (d) top-to-bottom lists
14. 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) headings and bullets (c) numbered points in order (d) top-to-bottom lists
16. 16.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) clear headings (c) never looking again (d) short keywords
17. 17.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) with no headings (b) copied word for word (c) in tiny writing (d) in your own words
18. 18.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
19. 19.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) copying word for word (b) ten colours a page (c) no headings at all (d) leaving some space
20. 20.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) notes in the big column (c) branches for subtopics (d) main topic in the centre
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) your own words (c) a look within a day (d) copying word for word
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one keyword per branch (b) cue questions in margin (c) main topic in the centre (d) colours and small icons
24. 24.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) a look within a day (c) leaving some space (d) writing every line
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) cue questions in margin (c) notes in the big column (d) a cue column on the left
26. 26.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) colours and small icons (c) one keyword per branch (d) notes in the big column
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) never looking again (c) writing every line (d) adding small diagrams
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) no headings at all (c) leaving some space (d) short keywords
30. 30.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: leaving some space? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
31. 31.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) writing every line (c) your own words (d) short keywords
33. 33.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) colours and small icons (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) headings and bullets
34. 34.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying word for word (b) writing every line (c) tiny cramped writing (d) your own words
36. 36.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) one keyword per branch (c) numbered points in order (d) notes in the big column
37. 37.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) tiny cramped writing (c) copying word for word (d) no headings at all
38. 38.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a cue column on the left (b) headings and bullets (c) main topic in the centre (d) numbered points in order
39. 39.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
40. 40.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes in the left column? (a) your doodles (b) the whole chapter (c) the teacher’s name (d) cues and key questions

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