Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 764 · 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: no headings at all? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
2. 2.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) copying word for word (c) adding small diagrams (d) your own words
4. 4.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) a cue column on the left (b) numbered points in order (c) headings and bullets (d) main topic in the centre
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) a cue column on the left (c) main topic in the centre (d) one keyword per branch
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing every line (b) never looking again (c) clear headings (d) copying word for word
7. 7.True or false: “notes in the big column” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) numbered points in order (b) colours and small icons (c) a cue column on the left (d) top-to-bottom lists
9. 9.True or false: “cue questions in margin” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a good note-making habit? (a) tiny cramped writing (b) writing every line (c) copying word for word (d) short keywords
11. 11.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “a summary at the bottom” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) clear headings (c) short keywords (d) no headings at all
14. 14.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear headings (b) leaving some space (c) writing every line (d) your own words
16. 16.📝 Good notes are written mostly… (a) in tiny writing (b) with no headings (c) in your own words (d) copied word for word
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short keywords (b) your own words (c) tiny cramped writing (d) leaving some space
18. 18.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) clear headings (b) your own words (c) a look within a day (d) ten colours a page
19. 19.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
20. 20.🗺️ 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) copying word for word (c) ten colours a page (d) no headings at all
22. 22.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) main topic in the centre (b) notes in the big column (c) colours and small icons (d) one keyword per branch
24. 24.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) no headings at all (b) your own words (c) adding small diagrams (d) a look within a day
25. 25.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: branches for subtopics? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) numbered points in order (b) a summary at the bottom (c) notes in the big column (d) cue questions in margin
27. 27.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
28. 28.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
29. 29.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) writing every line (b) adding small diagrams (c) short keywords (d) leaving some space
30. 30.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: numbered points in order? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) cue questions in margin (c) a cue column on the left (d) a summary at the bottom
32. 32.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: short keywords? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a look within a day (b) clear headings (c) your own words (d) never looking again
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) headings and bullets (c) cue questions in margin (d) notes in the big column
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) one keyword per branch (c) numbered points in order (d) a summary at the bottom
36. 36.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: headings and bullets? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
37. 37.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) cue questions in margin (c) branches for subtopics (d) notes in the big column
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) notes in the big column (b) main topic in the centre (c) top-to-bottom lists (d) cue questions in margin
40. 40.True or false: “a cue column on the left” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False

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