Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 76 · 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 good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) clear headings (c) copying word for word (d) short keywords
3. 3.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) ten colours a page (c) copying word for word (d) tiny cramped writing
4. 4.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) ten colours a page (c) short keywords (d) a look within a day
6. 6.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: main topic in the centre? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) one keyword per branch (c) headings and bullets (d) top-to-bottom lists
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) short keywords (c) adding small diagrams (d) your own words
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) short keywords (c) adding small diagrams (d) writing every line
10. 10.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: adding small diagrams? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
11. 11.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
12. 12.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) ten colours a page (b) never looking again (c) a look within a day (d) tiny cramped writing
15. 15.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
17. 17.🗺️ In a mind map, what goes in the centre? (a) the page number (b) the last point (c) the main topic (d) a small detail
18. 18.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) one keyword per branch (b) notes in the big column (c) headings and bullets (d) numbered points in order
20. 20.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) branches for subtopics (b) a summary at the bottom (c) colours and small icons (d) main topic in the centre
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) a summary at the bottom (c) numbered points in order (d) a cue column on the left
22. 22.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) copied word for word (b) in your own words (c) with no headings (d) in tiny writing
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) headings and bullets (c) cue questions in margin (d) a cue column on the left
24. 24.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
26. 26.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
27. 27.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) a cue column on the left (c) main topic in the centre (d) a summary at the bottom
29. 29.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
30. 30.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) main topic in the centre (b) branches for subtopics (c) headings and bullets (d) cue questions in margin
31. 31.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) a look within a day (b) short keywords (c) your own words (d) copying word for word
32. 32.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) Cornell notes (b) linear notes (c) a mind map
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes in the big column (b) main topic in the centre (c) branches for subtopics (d) one keyword per branch
34. 34.True or false: “main topic in the centre” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
36. 36.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) leaving some space (b) your own words (c) adding small diagrams (d) never looking again
37. 37.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: a look within a day? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
38. 38.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) notes in the big column (b) one keyword per branch (c) branches for subtopics (d) numbered points in order
39. 39.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: writing every line? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
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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