Study Skills Worksheet: Cornell Notes and Mind Maps

Exam preparation lesson 12: Making notes: Cornell and mind maps · Set 863 · 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 poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
2. 2.True or false: “branches for subtopics” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ten colours a page (b) copying word for word (c) a look within a day (d) never looking again
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cue column on the left (b) headings and bullets (c) a summary at the bottom (d) cue questions in margin
5. 5.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) one keyword per branch (c) headings and bullets (d) notes in the big column
6. 6.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) one keyword per branch (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) a summary at the bottom (d) headings and bullets
7. 7.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: colours and small icons? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
8. 8.🗺️ A mind map is most useful for… (a) hiding the details (b) copying a whole book (c) writing an essay out (d) seeing links in a topic
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) branches for subtopics (c) one keyword per branch (d) numbered points in order
10. 10.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: notes in the big column? (a) a mind map (b) linear notes (c) Cornell notes
11. 11.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) a short summary (b) nothing (c) the date only (d) a drawing
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving some space (b) tiny cramped writing (c) clear headings (d) short keywords
13. 13.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: top-to-bottom lists? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
14. 14.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of Cornell notes. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) copying word for word (c) clear headings (d) short keywords
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) numbered points in order (c) main topic in the centre (d) headings and bullets
17. 17.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) short keywords (b) your own words (c) writing every line (d) clear headings
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your own words (b) writing every line (c) copying word for word (d) no headings at all
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) top-to-bottom lists (b) headings and bullets (c) numbered points in order (d) a cue column on the left
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) colours and small icons (c) main topic in the centre (d) top-to-bottom lists
21. 21.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) numbered points in order (b) notes in the big column (c) colours and small icons (d) cue questions in margin
22. 22.True or false: “headings and bullets” is a feature of linear notes. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “numbered points in order” is a feature of a mind map. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) branches for subtopics (b) a summary at the bottom (c) cue questions in margin (d) notes in the big column
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) colours and small icons (b) notes in the big column (c) one keyword per branch (d) main topic in the centre
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no headings at all (b) ten colours a page (c) short keywords (d) never looking again
27. 27.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: your own words? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
28. 28.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: never looking again? (a) a poor notes habit (b) a good notes habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cue questions in margin (b) notes in the big column (c) one keyword per branch (d) a summary at the bottom
30. 30.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: a cue column on the left? (a) linear notes (b) Cornell notes (c) a mind map
31. 31.Which of these is a feature of a mind map? (a) a summary at the bottom (b) top-to-bottom lists (c) main topic in the centre (d) headings and bullets
32. 32.True or false: “top-to-bottom lists” is a feature of linear notes. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: tiny cramped writing? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
34. 34.📝 Good or poor note-making habit: ten colours a page? (a) a good notes habit (b) a poor notes habit
35. 35.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: one keyword per branch? (a) linear notes (b) a mind map (c) Cornell notes
36. 36.📝 Which kind of notes has this feature: cue questions in margin? (a) a mind map (b) Cornell notes (c) linear notes
37. 37.Which of these is a feature of linear notes? (a) colours and small icons (b) a cue column on the left (c) branches for subtopics (d) top-to-bottom lists
38. 38.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) adding small diagrams (b) copying word for word (c) clear headings (d) a look within a day
39. 39.True or false: “colours and small icons” is a feature of a mind map. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a feature of Cornell notes? (a) cue questions in margin (b) main topic in the centre (c) branches for subtopics (d) headings and bullets

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